Freegans?

[RICHARD]

Did anyone see the news clip about the people in New York that call themselves 'FREEGANS'?


The pick up stuff that stores and markets put out to be picked up on trash day.
It was interesting.

Some people were interviewed and stated that they got most of their food from the PILES of food left on the sidewalks.

[Freedom]

Makes you wonder why that food is not donated to a food bank.

[moosmom]

Freedom,

It's a shame the food isn't donated. When BB&B takes back goods (alot of people return stuff cuz they just aren't satisfied with it). If it's used, we "damage it out" and bring it back to receiving where they'll mark it up with bright pink spray paint so no one pilfering through the trash will try to return it for a store credit (if they don't have the receipt they don't get cash back). You'd be surprized how often it happens. They do donate alot of comforters, gently used pillows, blankets to homeless shelters.

Freegans are here too. They also go around at trash night picking up furniture, stuff that people no longer want, but they still work.

It's just a shame about the food.

[AmberLee]

I recently become aware of FreeCycling, where people post online of items they no longer wish to own, or request items they'd like to own ...

I wonder if any of the Freegans are also members of FreeCycle?

FreeCycle.com is run through Yahoo groups here in northern Calif, although it may have a stand-alone site in other places...

[Pam]

I have put things out via Craigslist for a "curb alert." If there is anything I hate it is throwing something out that might get crunched in the trash truck that might be useful to someone. A couple of months ago I dug up a bunch of hostas and day lily and iris bulbs in order to thin out my flowerbeds. I did a Craigslist "curb alert" and they were gone within the hour. It is truly a shame about the food we waste each and every day while many go hungry. I am glad some people are able to make use of it.

[cassiesmom]

My sister and her family live in a town with lots of very wealthy families. Trash day is Monday, so the buckets go out to the curbs on Sunday night. In the summer, you'll see vehicles cruising the neighborhood looking for good "finds" put out on the curb by these wealthy families. It's sad.

[crow_noir]

Last time i knew, all FreeCycle Groups have to be hosted on Yahoo Groups.

Due to a lot of disagreements between the main site and some of the groups, some have broke off and become "Recycle" or "Freestuff" groups.

I recently become aware of FreeCycling, where people post online of items they no longer wish to own, or request items they'd like to own ...

I wonder if any of the Freegans are also members of FreeCycle?

FreeCycle.com is run through Yahoo groups here in northern Calif, although it may have a stand-alone site in other places...

[Twisterdog]

I agree with the majority of what CatLady711 said.

Maybe it comes from working hard all my life, but my basic philosophy is, if you are capable of working you'd better be doing so. And if you choose not to, then starve of your own freewill, but do so quietly, please. And don't expect someone to coddle you.

I do, however, think the amount of waste in this country is a terrible, crying shame. I NEVER throw anything away that is not hopelessly ruined. I donate everything that is possibly useful to a charity. There is always someone, somewhere that wants it.

Our local Humane Socity does a city clean up day once a year, where we basically go pick up stuff for people and haul it away. They donate to the Humane Society for payment. And you would not BELIEVE what people throw away. I would say we actually end up keeping about 75% of the stuff people tell us is garbage, and needs to go to the landfill. We sell it for another fundraiser, our annual yard sale. People throw away brand new clothes, perfectly good furniture and household goods, and the thing that makes me very sad, soooo many books.

I think the materialistic, throw-away society we live in is pathetic. We are filling our landfills with perfectly good items, and polluting and destroying natural resources to make more of pretty much the same items. Sad.

[crow_noir]

Sad thing is that in a lot of places it is completely illegal to do any form of dumpster diving or curb surfing.

Freedom,

It's a shame the food isn't donated. When BB&B takes back goods (alot of people return stuff cuz they just aren't satisfied with it). If it's used, we "damage it out" and bring it back to receiving where they'll mark it up with bright pink spray paint so no one pilfering through the trash will try to return it for a store credit (if they don't have the receipt they don't get cash back). You'd be surprized how often it happens. They do donate alot of comforters, gently used pillows, blankets to homeless shelters.

Freegans are here too. They also go around at trash night picking up furniture, stuff that people no longer want, but they still work.

It's just a shame about the food.

[crow_noir]

I seen something about that aprox. two years ago.

Who had it this time?

Did anyone see the news clip about the people in New York that call themselves 'FREEGANS'?


The pick up stuff that stores and markets put out to be picked up on trash day.
It was interesting.

Some people were interviewed and stated that they got most of their food from the PILES of food left on the sidewalks.