16x9 - Freeganism: Living off trash

[@lenayacraby]

I grew up homeless from age 3 or so with my mom until around 11, and with the amount of bureaucracy surrounding food banks and other government agencies, the food in the dumpster is often fresher, and more healthy. I remember on one occasion, we went to the food bank and got two cans of tomato sauce, some peanut butter and a couple cans of "fruit cocktail", the next night my mom went dumpster diving and came back with practically fresh bananas and apples, packaged salad mix, day old bread, carrots and "expired" cliff bars. Let me tell you which of those two sources kept a small child from starving!

[@KamalasNotLikeUs]

Lena Rhodes What’s amazing here is how grateful you are, unlike the typical American brat who complains that her latte was made with GMO soy milk.

[@redpiper9836]

Lena Rhodes Of course, it shows how USELESS the Government is. You are a great girl.

[@stephenmiller9009]

You wouldn't imagine the dumpster behind Krispy Kreme;) glad you got somewhere higher in life though

[@onayday2492]

@@IJoeAceJRI before 2013 everyone ate GMOs and everyone was just fine 👌 and quick fact: GMOs are wheat Since when is wheat unhealthy??!!??

[@imhuemankeepURcolorsforcrayons]

Lena Rhodes 🙏🏾bless your mom for doing what she had to do to keep you alive an out the hands of the system. I’m quite sure your an amazing person!

[@monsteratesso]

Freeganism ain't my cup of tea, but I'm not bashing these people, mad respect to them. Think of all the food we waste, and instead of it going in the trash, it's going into someone's empty stomach.

[@cloutgod5.033]

Robert Mata I was gonna say the same thing bro🤘🏾💯

[@tashfiazaima8121]

Yes

[@Feefs18]

i hope they aren’t taking food from the mouths of homeless families who actually cannot afford fresh food.

[@svetlanikolova7673]

Do you do foraging? Same thing! Only I do it from the mountains where mostly vacant except for a few cows

[@Jennier87]

True that!! 👏💙

[@ShanayavanderPot]

I work at Mac Donald, and they always trow away 10 trash bags full of fries, burgers, and missed placed orders of ice cream. And it absolutely shocks me till this day.. also they say they recycle.. lol they don't.

[@poohcanplay123]

Ya'll make me want to go fast food dumpster diving. Is it best to go at the end of the day?

[@cassiemay9582]

+April Preciado Im so jealous! I wish it was like that in new zealand. Im too broke for sephora brands lol

[@Azlite74]

look up freecycle.org then look for your city you'll be surprised.

[@dasalekhya]

I have worked for *KFC* for a month or so. People don't realize, in order to maintain the *"fresh & ready"* brand, KFC has a _"keep frying"_ policy, irrespective of whether customers are there or not. So (based on day, time & location) every KFC always fries _at least_ 10 kg of chicken (about 40 to 50 pieces) *every hour.* BUT if customers don't turn up, they THROW ALL that precious *FOOD* every 2 hours, and fry AGAIN ! (I don't even know who came up with the 2 hour rule).

[@mchowdhury3184]

so sad..we could end the hunger of the world

[@misshonney420.misswicked3]

I don't care what anybody says they're not letting food go to waste I think it's awesome if there benefiting from it and staying healthy and not hurting anybody all the power to them I'm all for it that's awesome

[@happylife2150]

misses wicked just to make up for our over disposal...if we support them, we must avoid consuming too much and throwing it away if we cant finish it.

[@melissastugis38]

The furniture isn't good to get off of the streets due to bed bugs, urine being on the furniture and other problems that goes on with furniture.

[@kixi8033]

Eh, I wouldn't trust anything I find laying around in a trashbin. You don't know if its spoiled or not. What would be nice is if these stores donated this stuff to food banks and shelters.

[@kixi8033]

@@melissastugis38 Yeah, I agree. My boyfriend and I will be throwing out our sofas because two of our cats decided to piss on them and they reek from it. Plus they're extremely old and not in the best condition either.

[@RetroDeath]

I wouldn't dig through trash bags myself, but over here in France they dump chlorine through the bags thrown out by super markets and such to prevent scavengers and I find that despicable because MANY people could legit eat from that.

[@Dessycomesalive]

Wow that’s disgusting. Spending more money trying to destroy the food for others than they would to just throw things out

[@makeachangeformartinluther7078]

Actually that is cruel, because its peoples choice and they should not do that just because people pick from the trash. And they may really need the food!

[@larryhardy7928]

RetroDeath that chlorine goes in your environment and actually should and most likely against the law

[@amber_Forever16]

RetroDeath well someone else just commented saying that France made it illegal to throw food away lol

[@michim.2452]

The thing is, if someone gets sick they can sue the supermarkets for that and receive a lot of money. 🤷‍♀️

[@cadavher]

instead of throwing all that food out they should be loading it into vans and donating it to the local homeless shelters! Heck I would drive around for free and pick it up and donate it. Some shelters are strict about what they take, but I guarantee you a starving person with a family to feed wouldn't care if this is where the food came from. I understand the people who do this usually do it to save money, but there are so, so many people who could benifit from all that food! The stores who put locks on their dumpsters or purposely smash and ruin food so that people can't take it home sicken me too, they weren't going to get any money for it anyway so why stop people from taking it. It's not like people who are well off are just going to stop paying for groceries and dumpster dive anyway, they're not going to make less money.

[@Wout.vlmnck]

So, what's holding you back?

[@rambo_rides8068]

Lucky Lex people are worried they will poison the food or something terrible like that

[@rambo_rides8068]

Lucky Lex people are worried they will poison the food or something terrible like that

[@stufoo]

you "would" but do you? yeah get off your high horse

[@whoru4986]

Some countries don't even allow you to donate left over food. The food still needs to be in an unopened package before you can donate it. So even if you want to donate it, you can't.

[@aannalese]

The lady who got all her home stuff for free could at least touch up the stuff she gets. That piano is looking bad

[@aya-vt4jm]

Angela Annalese IKR

[@CasuallyFeral]

Yeah, that's what was bothering me! None of her stuff looked "loved."

[@nanawordie7967]

Angela Annalese fr😂😂

[@linabingbing3881]

She loves the grease sludge on it. gives it a natural freeganistic touch.

[@TivonyByTifani]

I literally just said the same thing!

[@helentrove620]

Sadly its not so easy or even possible over here in the UK, at least in the region I live. The dumpsters are locked or sabotaged to stop needy people from 'dumpster diving'. Its a crazy world for sure. Years ago when I was younger, my brothers & I used to trek over fields & a wood at the back of our housing estate at night to the back of a foodstore that threw away vast amounts of edible good food, still in its packaging. We were struggling to get by on a miniscule budget & our weekly visits to this store's dumpster rewarded us with bag fulls of treats we could never afford to buy, it was fantastic. It made our mum happy too, she was suffering with severe depression as a single parent trying to make ends meet. We weren't doing any harm, not trespassing (the dumpster was in a public parking lot) or leaving any mess but eventually, the manager or one of the store workers realised what we were doing & put an abrupt stop to it by opening the packaging & throwing it all about the dumpster. I thought that was pretty darn low & mean. Still, it was fantastic while it lasted. Vast amounts of food are wasted, its unforgiveable when so many people are going hungry. Just idiotic.

[@violetjohnston1050]

wow dude what kind of a horridly cold person do you have to be to deny starving people even just your trash on purpose, after you notice starving children digging through it.......SMFH...this is why I'm ashamed of my own species man....just fucked........

[@memomaha3977]

remmie toyne you deserve way more hope you find better jobs & life styles , and for the store manager or worker they shouldn't be dumping good food they should packet & give it for the poor ppl or any one in need in general that would make every one, but man ppl don't have feelings any more, hope every one a good life

[@helentrove620]

Vira, You are very quick to judge, you really should not be so hasty. My dear precious mum worked all her life before having my two younger brothers later in life, only to be left alone to bring them up because their dad decided he didn't want the responsibility. She was very ill with her mental health & on strong medication. Later on she got really ill, turned out she had a massive brain tumour! I hope you are happy with being so judgemental toward others you do not even know, its not a good trait.

[@idahval]

I just unlock them, lol

[@rena2836]

I used to work for large supermarket chain in the UK and it is not allowed because people will return the food the next day for refund. They used to give food near expiration to charities but they would sell this food on ebay. Then these people would bring the food to super market for refund. Supermarket the one I worked at used to sell some food that was not suitable for public for fraction for staff, but people started to be super bitchy that it was not available when they are at work etc so they stopped it. So this is just three examples when minority screw it up for majority.

[@daffodilsea685]

Picking flowers right by the path!? that definitely has been peed on🐕

[@_SnowJustice_]

😂😂😂

[@sheenafletcher5144]

Terra Leigh I was just thinking that

[@aprilthompson5171]

Terra Leigh and shitted on because my dog LOVES a good curb flower poop patch. He won’t go fully on to any grass. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nikkinicole5435]

😂😅

[@roxyroxelle]

she wants some extra "flavor" to her salad.

[@rena2836]

Shops will not put food in separate bins for free because people will return it for refund or if they get food poisoning they sue the supermarket. There are always people looking to make quick and easy buck.

[@msbriana911]

Ren A they can always donate to people near a homeless shelter or food banks

[@jrmyphts]

The shops would have to separate spoiled and expired food from eatable foods and transport it to the shelters. That would cost money in man power and insurance. Many shelters do not have enough volunteers to pick up food from shops and many will not take expired food even if it is still good.

[@dezwilbur5067]

@@jrmyphts thats a very good point

[@edenredeemed]

Yep. I work at Panera Bread in California. This elderly man came in one night while I was working, with food he said he purchased from our store just an hour ago. He said the order was wrong but he and his wife didn't notice until he got home and they had eaten a bit of it. He then proceeded to flash a wad of cash saying ' I don't mind spending my money here, I just want the order right'. My manager had to remake this man $30 worth of food AND refund him. The food was from Panera but not our location as he claimed. How do we know? There were panini press marks on the bread. We don't have a panini press. He probably had already done that same scheme at another Panera and had to come all the way to our location where no one recognized him. We couldn't say anything though because we aren't allowed to accuse guests of lying. It might not seem like a big deal to have lost $60 that night. But when you're in an area with a bunch of con artists and teenagers, the cost starts to rack up.

[@toyamwarr]

Queeenbougie because people will always try to find a quick buck. I use to work at a bakery that use to donate the food at the end of the day to a homeless shelter. The homeless happily ate the bread, bagels, cookies, pies, cakes, etc from the bakery... until a worker at one of the shelters ate a doughnut and got “sick” (she claimed she felt queasy after eating it and started sweating). She then sued said the bakery for making her sick. Long story short after a lot of back and forth with lawyers, the bakery stopped giving their leftover food to homeless shelters. According to the advice their attorneys gave them, it was better for the bakery to have homeless people go through their trash than partner with a shelter. By actively throwing away the food, the bakery was no longer liable if the food made the consumer sick.

[@CleoPhoenixRT]

I'm inspired. I will.......shop more at local farmers markets. baby steps.

[@Darkdemonoflite]

yea

[@charity9660]

CleoPhoenix don't they up the prices though?

[@CleoPhoenixRT]

I think price is up to each individual vendor. There are a lot of local farmers near my city so they mark them low.

[@Cornerstanding]

CleoPhoenix farmers markets where I'm from take foodstamps and doubles them. There are alot a vendors who've made prepacked meals ready to eat food that qualifies due to it being sold from vendors at farmer's markets. I would buy a fresh non GMO green smoothie and some kabucha tea as well as some awesome Cesar's wraps. vendors get added benefits for opting in to this service so it works for everyone. it's so nice when your able to buy healthy food.

[@BowieBrooks]

CleoPhoenix please don't

[@sarahsheepdog]

The little purple flower is a clover! My sister and I used to eat them all the time when we were kids. You little tube-like petals are super sweet like candy.

[@Goabnb94]

I work as a custodian in a mall. One of my jobs is to take out rubbish. Whenever I found something useful in the rubbish I take out, I keep it and reuse it, and I hate the mindless consumerism I see on the job. I guess I'm part freegan

[@mavspecialgirl1]

Yes I work cleaning offices at night and in the bank lobby they have a big basket of red delicious apple for customers and frequently they will get more apples and throw out the perfectly good apples.They will throw the whole the bunch in one of the small waste baskets.These apples don't even have bruise or blemish on them!?Plus I collect all the aluminum cans and occasionally they throw out good office furniture too.

[@ms.mystique4388]

I'd be concerned about bringing bugs into my home from the furniture

[@robertsanchez6930]

True..bed bugs.

[@bbgun7098]

Someone once gave me and my sister a couch. It was infected with roaches and we spent a year trying to rid our house of them since. People can be really gross

[@youmakemelaugh1797]

@@bbgun7098 Omgoodness 😳 I would've tore the whole house up trying to kill those fuckers!😵

[@angiebenjamin9772]

And u should places like Good Will (such a big ass scam) they dont even check for bed bugs or roaches my daughter bought a sleeper sofa for her house from GW and we ended up paying almost 3thousand dollars we then spent 3 days bleaching walls floors omg it was a nightmare every room has to be stripped u gotta bag everything and take ALL cloths stuffed animals everything goes to laundry mat because heat kills them Girl stay scared so u never go thru it like we did We refuse to buy 2nd hand like that ever again I could've spend that 3 grand on a vacation for me the kids and grandkids

[@ariesdelfuego]

Scabies are a nightmare!

[@Tina-qn6pq]

This is incredible. I can’t believe we waste so much food when so many go hungry.

[@cynthiaisako]

Tina Alicia Right !!!

[@lexilostinwonderland493]

I worked at a grocery store and I had to help take the trash out with my manager and he showed me all the food we waste in the grocery store.I question him why not donate it? He told me they weren't allowed to donate any off it due to policy issues. He didn't even agree to all the waste of food their was.

[@jessj2180]

They must have impeccable immune systems! Me, I'd much prefer a minimalist lifestyle over this. Just buy good quality things you need that will last instead of fishing things out the garbage and becoming a hoarder because "it's free!".

[@AlbredaWelde]

Fishing things out of the garbage does not equate to becoming a hoarder. You have no idea the "good quality things" that I have picked up off of junk piles on trash day that are in my nice, clean home being used by someone who appreciates them (and the fact that they were free).

[@BlaxicanBeautyTV333]

College kids be like... 😓

[@g0blinb0wie]

And Ramen noodles :P

[@AngelinaAndreou]

Maryam Rodgers I am a university student and my university offers free meals every day lucky me 😄

[@ladydede88]

😂😂😂

[@andreinavel4612]

Angelina Andreou where is that

[@PMinPhoenix]

Andreina Vel Probably Europe or Canada.

[@MrGaryg20047]

Some of the furniture found on city streets do have bed bugs so be careful!

[@NiaMSnow]

Especially in any city

[@MrGaryg20047]

@@NiaMSnow Of course that's true

[@lucypearlmorgan3115]

Bed bugs can be found in store brought furniture too. Think about that...

[@kixi8033]

@@lucypearlmorgan3115 It can happen but the odds of that happening are extremely low.

[@jkl799]

I'm on board with reusing or recycling definately.. I'm thrifty as well and many things in my home have been repurposed... However, anything that I can't "clean" completely or I am not sure how it was used (like a couch) I pass on.

[@Tennantphile]

i've lived in NYC for 8 years. its really not that uncommon to see people taking furniture decor and useful house hold items from the trash. Hey i have a desk that we got from the garbage and its really good and new. But food is a little to much

[@shammydammy2610]

It sounds gross, but... when I still had my poultry flock we went to the grocery store and asked the produce manager for their 'rotten' vegetables and fruits to give the birds in the winter when their yard had died off. He gave us box after box of stuff they were going to throw away, all still wrapped. The majority of it was better than the stuff still on the shelf in the store. The chickens only got about half of it...we ate the rest.

[@wordbex5482]

When I was a teenager I worked at a bakery, and every night we would throw out huge garbage bags full of bread and baked goods (i.e. cracked pies that were perfectly fine other than the cracked crust!). It was a real travesty! My coworkers and I would take stuff home but there was just too much. That was almost 20 years ago, and the waste level has probably doubled or tripled since then. Maybe I should take a late night stroll by that bakery's dumpster...

[@cordeliagao1627]

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[@rockygarcia3676]

WordBex winchells donut place does the same

[@ARasputinaFan]

My bro works at an expensive American-Chinese restaurant, and every night they throw away lawn and leaf bags full of rice. How many weeks could those bags feed a family in a third world country?

[@thickfine4867]

This is beautiful ✨look how they come together

[@AetherIdol]

💚💚💚💚💚

[@mauryginsberg7720]

The edge of a path is the last place I would be picking wild food :)

[@krowmother6970]

Agreed!

[@battybethc]

One of my Co-Workers found a Sectional Couch Set some Family was throwing away and took it Home with her thinking it was a great Find! Six Months later her House was infested with Bedbugs! It was due to the Sectional that she brought to her House without thinking and she thought she was saving Funds when all she was really doing was bringing in a big Bedbug Problem that cost her more Funds in the End! I believe when People throw Furniture, Pillows, and other Household Items out, it is for a Reason! As the old Saying goes, "Look before you Leap!"

[@Signal_light_instructor]

Beth Cialek infested? ???

[@XXgenderloveXY]

Beth Cialek what's with the capitals

[@drea6131]

Beth Cialek Exactly! At least if you are going to pick furniture off the curve make sure you get it cleaned very good and spray and check it for bed bugs or whatever else could be crawling around on it.

[@Evie-pq1gs]

Beth Cialek Whenever I buy furniture pieces at thrift stores or even find any off the side of the road I always spray it with insect killer and then let it air out outsides for a couple days and then clean it off again with any sprays or wipe it down with Clorox wipes :) but I never pick up any cloth type of material furniture.

[@lordowl3533]

Beth Cialek that's why you Lysol it, scotch guard it and bug spray it. I got a free sectional cuz a family couldn't fit it in their uhaul and it's been in my living room for about 4 months now no issues. You gotta clean it first

[@thedustwillsettle]

I used to work for a grocery store and it always broke my heart seeing all the good food that would go to waste. So this doesn't seem crazy to me!

[@LeafyCantPlayGames]

This is actually kinda cool. I'm kinda touchy about things that might be "dirty" so it's a bit eh for me, but it would be something interesting to look into one day lol.

[@jojobee42]

Oh yeah, go take a look into a shop's container one night, after closing time.. (Take your flash light with you) You can find so much stuff, it's unbelievable - anything and everything you can simply imagine! It can become pretty addictive too, you just never know what you find and then feel such a high when you've found all kinds of cool stuff! lol

[@jojobee42]

Ps. You don't need to take anything "dirty" - just take things that are still in their original packages... Unopened, good foods. And remember, what's on top was thrown out that night. The deeper you go the more days ago it was thrown out... So you can just take stuff from the top, no need to get your hands dirty. ;)

[@rdc197810]

I agree, I love watching people turning trash into treasure.....but I'm not sure I'd be comfortable with it.

[@erinrisch6950]

+

[@angelbeen6535]

I don't mind cause i literally eat beach sand no no I'm serious I eat beach sand it hurts when I poop

[@_KeneYah]

doing it for free electronics and furniture is ok, but dumpster diving for food to pinch a penny is going too far🍔🍟😲

[@Itz_kayyyy0]

Exactly. The medical bills that would be incurred from food poisoning would tremendously outweigh the savings of not buying fresh.

[@Nursing1988]

Pixy Princess. I am hungry if I could get into the dumpster I would but I use a wheelchair. I am tired of being hungry. Yes I get food stamps just run out before end of month. I am unable to work

[@bcaye]

Years ago I was a hobo. In Tucson there was a whole group of older men who were retired from the railroad, but the pension wasn''t enough to pay rent year round. In any case, there were a bunch of fast food places right across from their camp. The managers all put the unsold items in bags inside the dumpster enclosure but not in the dumpster for them. No one ever got sick. These guys were living off nothing, it was a huge help for them.

[@baeebaee9547]

+Kimber Minet ssi ..¿ 😫

[@freudianslippers6567]

Don't they have neighbourhood centres in America that has weekly food drives with "defective" foods local shops have donated or neighbourhood gardens?

[@blueblaze9862]

I wouldn't do it, but I don't see anything wrong with what they're doing.

[@AmyMayHuntCFit]

We go to the local "dump" - there is a warehouse where people donate items that are good for resale.You can get a sofa for £20 or a chair for £5! If the warehouse overflows they do everything for £1 for the day.

[@izakali4663]

where?? right now im looking to replace my barcalounger that i found outside 4 years ago.

[@AmyMayHuntCFit]

Im UK based - Birmingham. Google your local "free or to swap" websites xx

[@izakali4663]

Never thought about googling free stuff lol, I found a nice recliner nearby, Thx.

[@AmyMayHuntCFit]

There are also local facebook pages that offer swaps, if your microwave breaks just post " WANTED: in need of a microwave, free or cheap"

[@AmyMayHuntCFit]

Cassandra AuSet I mean locals, families. I don't nessesarily go, I don't need for anything but if I did it's a great place for wardrobes, chairs, mirrors etc. used but not damaged.

[@ifea.8329]

I'll be thrifty, but I will NOT be getting anything from the trash. I don't judge anyone, it's just not for me

[@YamPoop]

i just kept hearing "friggin'"

[@pinklazers]

Leeroy Jenkins i cant unhear that

[@otisdobbins9829]

Leeroy Jenkins 😀😀

[@ARasputinaFan]

Since I read this, now it's all I hear. Thanks a lot...

[@michaelaelizabethx]

spreading the friggin gospel a large friggin community

[@SheaCharlton]

Leeroy Jenkins lol same here, at one point i thought the narrator was saying cursing word friggin lol

[@lorispain1]

I once picked up a fabulous handbag next to the bins, it still had the price tag on it!

[@thedemon2380]

4:30 those piano keys are disgusting 👀🤢🎹

[@jtarantula3390]

Music Lover my thoughts exactly

[@foxyboop4164]

Yes, they look like E.coli bacteria

[@marig1972]

@@foxyboop4164 Hahahaha! :)))

[@graveraider1029]

i think they look cool but its silly to have a piano around little kids who cant even play it

[@classy6211]

wow how nice they have a little free yard sale.. I wish we had something to help the poor like that.

[@TheLoveismyreligionn]

start your own but nothing group

[@tgrice601]

Alexandra Castro im sure somewhere around u does this it's just majority of the time we don't pay attention cause even with 1 dollar to my name i will buy some ramen noodles and had quite a few packs aint no way ill ever dumpster dive for food and even if i seen a sign saying it i may turn my head. So i think this happens everywhere. Hell this video just introduced me to this lifestyle i had never heard of it but yet i got off and just typed it in the Google search for my area and found out we have a group of them here where i live some even go to pharmacies to get expired medicines

[@MakeTimeNow]

I really respect this. I know this video is a few years old but there's no harm in saving money, being frugal and reusing and repurposing things that others would throw away. Just don't allow it to become hoarding which it does for SOME people. It's a shame how much gets thrown away.

[@vanessativa2418]

there was a school district or a restaraunt i cant remember which it was but the point is they used to give free food to the homeless until one of the homeless sued because he got sick.... so... no more free food for the homeless

[@rdc197810]

EXACTLY. This is why retailers don't want people dumpster diving and they make it as difficult as possible. If they are seen, in any way, as encouraging people or inviting people to eat the food, they are on the hook if someone gets sick. The risk is built into the retail price of the food, but not for food that people are taking from the dumpster.

[@amyblamie2066]

it was a pizza restaurant and the homeless guy sued for food poisoning

[@austinklein1172]

I furnished my whole apartment from getting the. Stuff that people put on the sidewalk.I call it recycling.

[@knuxnbatSunnyDIY]

the best thing I learned living in an apartment my whole life. We always had people in my building / neighbouring buildings throw really good furniture on the ground floor. I always make it a point to go around those area's to see if there's anything good, and it's saved me a LOT of money!

[@zoek4607]

If they want everyone to be freegan. Freegans wouldn't have anything because no one would be throwing anything away. They would just reuse things till they're unusable or inedible.

[@xStaticSumi]

They just want you to stop throwing away perfectly good things and stop buying stuff that you don't need.

[@shirowindtrys5587]

france made it illegal to throw out food thats still good, instead they have to take it to Soup kitchens and since their economy has gotten better

[@jackiegarroutte8970]

+Anime Mom awesome!

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

''and since their economy has gotten better' ? haha and people will believe everything they want to believe. Of course its a good and even great thing to do, but the statement you made is crazy. Any source?

[@samiranicole2025]

zoe osmond this what the natives used to do before the whites attacked

[@purplp3opletr]

I've repurposed furniture from trash piles, but I'd never eat out of the bins. bugs.....buuuuugs. lol

[@burntpieceoftoast4148]

Lafawnduh Darling Lafawnduh: If you took and used furniture someone else threw out you were at the same risk level-if not a higher level of risk-of coming in contact with bugs. Bed bugs are especially awful and are very difficult to get rid of. A very thorough wash would rid most food of any sort of issues-especially foods with peels. Cut that sucker off, go to town. I think if someone is willing to go this route for food they would use common sense as well. Maybe not, I don't personally know them after all and desperate people do desperate things. This much I know. Love your username. 😁😉

[@Godly-Brat]

Maggie Foster exactly

[@liztrainer895]

Check that furniture, they can have bedbugs to.

[@TM-ry6hc]

The lettuce that you get in the supermarket has bugs on them. I promise. Rinse and repeat

[@FoggedTears]

Furniture can have bugs too, ignorant comment.

[@RCMN-2024]

In my area local supermarkets donate their end of the day bread to those who need it threw a charity. Some smaller places donate veggies etc to low cost food centres or other items, if safe to do so this should be mandatory

[@stephiiiless]

My local Panera bread does that with all their day old bread and bagels used to get them all the time from my grandpas church.

[@jenniferdellacalce5617]

I love that lady @ the end giving out roses to random people,just something nice about it.

[@delilahdf7096]

2:06 those flowers are really good LMAO when i was younger maybe around 6-8 me and my friends would run around picking these flowers and what we did was pulled the petals out and sucked on the ends of them... we called them honey suckles

[@bobrob820]

Samee

[@calisahardy4845]

🤗 sigh... The good ole days!!

[@Kind-hearted0000]

It's clover.

[@DLo-eh1ul]

Yo! What you said brought me back childhood memories!!! Lol love it!

[@sweety4271984]

Those purple flowers aren't honey suckles

[@Makasituation]

But do you at least clean the furniture first? That piano looked dirty.

[@3798penisholder]

Mak@5 the piano looked clean just worn

[@alexandrak.3685]

She has her son and husband living in someone's filth because she wants to "fight the system" but she has a MacBook. OOOOOKAY.

[@ThugDollXO]

Alexandra K. She prob got it for free as well

[@ijszje]

So having a macbook makes all her other efforts suddenly worthless? Because having the macbook she is just as much as a consumer than the rest of us? This freeganism is not my thing, but I won't bash a freegan for having only a few typical consumer items. Compared to my lifestyle, I truly respect them. Not my thing, but I have defintely picked up a thing or two. If I could implement just a fraction of their values in my life I would be so much kinder to the environment. Why not think about it that way?

[@bcaye]

What filth? I didn't see any.

[@Phaminator525]

ijszje yeah it is because Mac book is one of the biggest consumer products ever. If ur against the system why r u going to buy a macbook just saying

[@wanderlustinstitute4809]

With all that money she saves , she can afford the nicer things. Probably without going into debt.

[@keniammelo]

This is amazing! I wouldn't do it, but I really admire them.

[@bikinggal1]

fabulous!! I love how they share amungst each other!!

[@natashat2702]

The free market is such an awesome idea

[@angierose1143]

"Tossing a freegan salad" 😂😂😂 that word choice tho

[@sunkissed4261]

I know...

[@d.lawrence5670]

Does she really need that candle holder?

[@buzzweebee8685]

The thing that infuriates me is that she is stealing it from a thrift store donation bin!!

[@rdc197810]

The ladies in the first story looked very close to being hoarders.

[@Jasmineliketheflower]

haha exactly

[@imaginativewizard1232]

DrowndSoda lmfao

[@xanadunadine1970]

Do you really need toilet paper to wipe your ass??🙄🙄

[@mookixox]

I worked at a grocery store, the amount of quality food we had to toss in the bins each week was horrifying.

[@californiabobby3858]

+mookixox ive heard from so many grocery store workers who couldnt believe how much was thrown away simply because it was bruised, had no label or was a week away from expiring, starbucks does the same thing, all the items that dont sell that evening are thrown into a bag and placed into the street, its insanity

[@ivyhays6006]

Let'sPlay what so funny to me is the food they pick out from the trash look better than the food in my fridge which I bought in the store lol but left forgotten in the fridge for couple of weeks.

[@thingsiwonder2001]

I shop at whole Foods and overheard two men who worked there talking about the enormous amount of produce they throw out ....I wanted to cry.

[@hey-ey6bl]

One time I went to the trash of Panda Express and found a receipt. I took their online survey and turned in the receipt for free food. It was a great feeling to get free food. But, i'm too afraid to do this in the video.

[@hollysaga]

Eww so disgusting Nooo im not talking about them im talking about our system

[@enzoe2462]

#perfectillusion ;)

[@izakali4663]

right now im looking to replace my barcalounger that i found outside 4 years ago, anyone throwing a recliner?

[@violetjohnston1050]

oh and BTW, I might as well add while I'm still on this page....That I dont much check my notifications and I haven't checked them since january.....So to the person I directed the above comment towards.....Well obviously you are free to reply with anything you wish, however I will not reply to it...And I will not even read it, as I have way too many notifications So I gave up on reading and replying to any of them in January of this year, So just a preemptive heads up So that you don't waste your time on something that would "Fall on Deaf Ears" so to say...But obviously you're free to reply regardless, as this may garner the attention and interest of others...But it will not get a read or response from me..Okay....That's all.....

[@dajia-3221]

Daniel Luis ur wayyyy more of a parasite than they are😬👏🏽

[@kdoss10]

I definitely wouldn't eat freegan food out of someone's nasty freegan trash. People can contract diseases, bacteria, & illnesses. They have no idea what they're putting into their bodies & what's contaminated or contains dangerous chemicals. God bless them though for everything they do for the environment and helping so many people❤ I just couldn't put something in my body that's meant to be healthy, but has garbage juice and boogers all up in it.

[@steelersgirl9930]

Funny thing is I see a lot of these dumpster divers and the rarely sick .

[@kaneshap.6146]

most of what you just said sounds like regular pre packaged food though. Everything is full of chemicals and unnatural things yet we eat it anyway.

[@rubystaging237]

what a beautiful salad.

[@Owoproductions]

I did it for a year and never got sick

[@happylife2150]

wow! I am leaning towards such lifestyle! amazing

[@ljrockstar69]

I don't think it's a good idea to eat food from a trash bin, you never know what's thrown in there.

[@justmeechie5154]

I was thinking spit, gum, or even boogery tissues... I'm not that hungry yet.

[@ljrockstar69]

@@justmeechie5154oh the horrors 🤤

[@Shewas-kathybates]

@@justmeechie5154 Way worse lol.

[@yourmajesty7012]

business, food stores and private residents should make it easier for us by putting this stuff neatly to the side, I've seen people throwing away all kinds of good stuff but it's mixed in with the trash so nobody wants to dig into it.

[@drawntosweet]

being poor and being stupid are not the same

[@hipatiadealejandria2452]

+Gryphon Word So true¡¡¡

[@lookherenow2]

Stupidly obsessed with money.

[@DetroitLives313]

I understand the concept, but there is something about picking through garbage for food that grosses me out.

[@Petra44YT]

I wouldn't mind. The only problem I have with it is that it's illegal where I live.

[@reginabeasley3150]

I agree !I sleeve!!!

[@MzClementine]

Petra44YT Me too!!! Which is awful!!! My mom was flower child and loved to dumpster dive. Growing up we always had good food, fruits, and veggies that my mother couldn't grow she would dive for them. There was a really affluent area that had the best toss-aways, they called the cops on her all the time. But the officers that would show up were really nice and never followed through with arresting her. One actually helped her with 3 huge cases of strawberries... She made the best wine... goodness I miss her!!! RIP mom, I wish I was as fearless as you were😇

[@DetroitLives313]

Petra44YT The smell of the dumpster is just disgusting, along with the fact that you may have to compete with animals like cats, rats , raccoons etc for the food.

[@lbflittlebutterfly4846]

Be careful of bed bugs though. My tenant in the basement brought home a used mattress without my knowledge and it affected the whole house. Had to spend thousands on new beds, mattresses and new sofas

[@CanuckTony]

I don’t think giving away food in dumpsters works because the store would be liable if anything happens after eating the food. Changing the laws would help

[@karinavt95]

lol the lady who just eats mangoes and bagels.

[@sheryllarmer4702]

the level of waste is astonishingly shocking. so much just thrown away when there are families going hungry In the usa. inspiring and responsible response from those in the video.

[@clink76]

Does anyone have a clue how much energy and resources, not to mention inhumane treatment, goes into raising and slaughtering a chicken or in this case many chickens? Only to choose the finest Grade A with no imperfections, roast it and then throw it away. What a stupid system. Shame on US for creating this horrible waste.

[@-TK-]

you're just blaming the US for something we all do in every country in the world. stop making excuses and do something for yourself.

[@violettippet5246]

+Troll King Um... No. To be fair, I have worked at numerous grocery stores in Canada. In all of them, we would take the roasted chickens that didn't sell and turn them into chicken pot pies, and ready made soups. We would never throw chickens out like that. Ever.

[@violettippet5246]

Troll King Oh don't get me wrong, there is plenty thrown away, but they tried to do it as a last resort. They would discount stuff about to go bad, etc. It actually makes more financial sense for them to do this. I don't understand why they don't all do this.

[@clink76]

Troll King I said "us" as in we. Who said anything about the USA ? This is a worldwide problem of most developed countries.

[@-TK-]

Carol Bei you capitalized it what, do you expect me to think?. You're clearly making shit up to cover your ass

[@acajudi100]

Why not just give the food etc away. People should not have to dumpster dive.

[@Cyhcg5uhgb]

Reason most supermarkets and restaurants wont do that is because people then would wait until they gave away the free food amd because of that the supermarket and restaurants wouldnt make as much money. About people saying give it to charity like food banks: They have really strict rules. Most food that gets thrown out isnt fresh tommorow or today and by the time it would reach charity it would at least be a few days over date which means that it gets thrown away anyway.

[@larryhardy7928]

acajudi100 precisely

[@debrabeverly6942]

Her flowery salad is beautiful!

[@marieb.1372]

I worked at a subway restaurant that was adjacent to a Starbucks. We shared a dumpster space and they ALWAYS threw away tons of food that still looked good. All of those fancy food sets they sell for like 7 bucks were in the trash! Treats, cookies, etc. Always a ton of them!

[@thunderhorse9974]

That also happened in Blue bayou located in New Orleans , cause I seen snacks that were still good thrown away , and so workers took what they wanted from the snack pile

[@thunderhorse9974]

Shoot I would go freegan too it beats buying food when you have a short amount of cash

[@Mahabalu669]

instead of tossing them out they should feed the food to the homeless. that would be very nice. why waste when you can help

[@nicolec136]

There was this little ceasers in Kentucky that after they closed instead of throwing the stuff away they set whatever was left out on the dumpsters for the homeless people to get

[@LifewithQuads]

Mahalakshmi Balasubramanian many companies were doing that and then they were getting sued due to food poisoning etc

[@imabigfanofyours4425]

I understand furniture and things like that, but food... idk.

[@MzzShaybaby94]

Why can't they just make a law if you get sick from eating free food from restaurants you can't sue

[@SusanLynn656]

The NYC part, unrefrigerated meat and veggies? Can you spell salmonella???

[@brad349miller]

OneThrough8 happened in Maine two years ago. We had a huge power outage for over a week in October 2017. One of our supermarkets had to throw out all their turkeys. Some idiot took them all and gave them away and everyone got sick.

[@godsfiddler]

@@brad349miller I would feed them to my pets. Salmonella doesn't affect them. You can also refreeze, to kill off bacteria, and feed it to pets. I've been raw feeding my pets for 15 years.

[@michaelalguire419]

It depends when they throw it out. I guess if the meats cold in the summer it's ok.

[@nataliapola8836]

The whole idea of trading items online is actually genius.

[@galaxytasty]

why aren't people donating this food to charity? it's all good that these people are finding free food but...

[@silverd5920]

liability.

[@xkikiki312]

actually some do; i volunteer at a place called "campus kitchens" in which stores like trader joes donate the leftover food and we cook it up and make some good food for the homeless :)

[@adrianareyna3860]

Wish we could, but health codes Don't let most restaurants. Also it is a liability if someone gets sick from the food, throw it out to avoid a lawsuit...yay America!

[@ZombieWeiss]

They won't take it without pages and pages (5-6) of paperwork every day and detailed sheets monitoring all products etc- and that's just to donate loaves of bread! There's a lot of restrictions and legislation in food trades and businesses.

[@jojobee42]

Because in many countries law prohibits it. Even the employees' can't take any of those unsold foods home with them - if they do and get caught, they get fired. It's really a sad situation.

[@prettybullet7728]

I don't toss out unwanted items in the trash,,,I put the big items in front of my house and I put a sign that says Free on them. I take smaller items to a thrift store that supports a cat rescue. I take books and CD's to the library. I'm starting to gather up clothes and will probably give them to a thrift store that supports a homeless shelter. Too much is wasted now days. It still seems to me that non perishables and bakery goods could be donated to a food bank.

[@aliciaburney9199]

A Very smart way to SURVIVE👍🙏✌

[@KodokunaKarasu]

When he said "tossing a freegan salad" 😂😂😂

[@Jessiemadanat]

Until you run into a NYC rat the size of a cat

[@brad349miller]

Jessie Madanat I see tons of human shaped rats in the whole video.

[@kaylawilliams6663]

Lol

[@brad349miller]

Dauntless Warrior not insulting anyone. what do rats do? salvage garbage. my comparison stands.

[@yodaydyxz1752]

@@brad349miller 😂🤣😆😂🤣😆 savage

[@kyleighmontgomery5220]

I live in a tourist town and last summer I'd go out and pick through the garbage cans along the lake for bottles and cans (I made around $200-$250/week). one night I came across a whole ass FISH in one of the cans. I kept going, but it definitely scarred me for life and I never went back to that can again.

[@awkwardn3ss89]

Omg those bagels look so good 😂

[@carolecook1116]

Definitely! No problem with that! Gimme that bag o bagels!

[@rcore7846]

You wanna go on a dumpster diving date?

[@DLo-eh1ul]

I know right!! They were picking 1 or 2 bagels I would of taken the whole bag.

[@NiaMSnow]

Low key they did. They looked soft still

[@lindy3333]

I have lived like this my whole life. I have no issue stopping and going through trash. I have even gotten food at times from the bins behind the grocery stores or stuff tossed out behind other stores. You would be totally amazed how much you can get. Some stores will toss out a whole box of something due to one thing in it being broken or leaking. I have gotten floor cleaner, shampoo kitchen things and give stuff away to people who can use it. I have even picked up antique furniture. Lots of stores now though are putting locks on their garbage bins. Why don't places give food away? Because they can get sued if you eat it and get sick. So they cover their butts, and who can blame them. We really need to stop this. Too much waste everywhere!!!

[@paddidover6]

Why didnt that grocery store use that chicken to make chicken salad? Most things like that can be turned into something else. WE WASTE SO MUCH!! Are grocers used to give food to homeless shelters for tax right offs until the shelters realized if they bought food they could have the right off, but they are still losing money, its crazy...or greed! I cant do this cuz im a germ freak but kudos to those who do. Its like extreme couponing without the coupons!!!

[@TheLegend1245]

true, I use dry parts of a roasted chicken to make chicken salad.

[@lfayb9002]

When I worked in a fast food establishment, I was told I couldn't take home food in case I became sick, because then they'd be liable. Although, I did see supervisors taking food home. So yeah, greed is pretty much it. I understand how a sue-happy individual may get ideas though.

[@violettippet5246]

When I worked at a deli, we'd use oven roasted chickens we didn't sell and turn them into chicken pot pies, chicken soup, chicken salad, or we'd turn them into chicken meals with frozen potato wedges that were about to go bad. We'd take bread that was about to reach its best before date and turn them into sandwiches. They tried to have as little waste as possible.

[@fayettevillain1171]

bohemiangypsy It's because someone will sue if they catch wind of it. The stores have to dispose of food lest someone get sick or claim that they are.

[@Colony08]

This was a really great lesson I learned from this, all that should be given away for free to the people that are starving. This was a inspirational documentary.

[@mizhamilton4937]

That donation bin is not a shopping bin though...those were donated...not for freegans I think

[@mrw0486]

Correct...people dig through them and basically leave trash after they take all the good stuff

[@BrooksCards]

The stuff she took was outside of the bin and it was meant for clothes only. So, she is actually doing the collectors a favor.

[@mrw0486]

@@BrooksCards not really it's still stealing it's not put there for people to dig through its still stuff for salvation army and again they pick the good stuff leave it a mess and take all the good stuff. So now the collectors are left to not only clean up the trash now have to pay to dispose of it. So they not really helping nothing but themselves I worked for salvation army as a manager for years and delt with this. Sounds good, nice try.

[@katdee224]

Ive worked for charities with those bins.CDA may be different but ..... anything that isnt clothing / fabtic is trash. Usually things like those candle holders would have cost the charity money to dispose of.

[@yodaydyxz1752]

The donation bins are the biggest scams of all. They are sold overseas. Haven't you seen the documentary? they make 7 million or more out of donated and reselling.

[@valeriedelarosa7768]

I use to work at a restraunt and the amount of food thrown out was shocking.the good thing was me and the rest of the employees were aloud to take food home.I me and every one els would fill up our plants but still there was so much food.

[@haveagreatday3664]

Scary thing is......that a lot of grocery stores and restaurants DO give older food to food banks and donates to people. When I was in a recovery home we used to pick up donations from Chick Fil'A (not sure how to spell it) for the house once a week and we volunteered at various food banks around San Diego. The scary thought is that the food in those dumpsters is probably too gross to donate. So you really wanna put that in you're body? The stuff that wasn't even okay to give away first? The thought is there and it's a nice idea but.....

[@valeriedelarosa7768]

I worked at a store most of the food they throw away is fine. some time the will throw away a bag of apples because one of them is bruised or stuff that has not been sold by the sell buy day. there is nothing wrong with the food.

[@tamaraweber3296]

Yes I worked for a food chain in the past. One time on one of the hottest days of summer they threw a skid of ice cream away because it was out of date. Because I worked the Deli I would start marking the fried chicken and everything that had been cooked that day cheap sometimes people would have 3 days of chicken for 50 cents I refused to throw perfectly good food away.

[@EddyFlexy]

Damn at 11:09 lady was killing that mango!

[@watchinvidzwatchinvidz7691]

I work at a health food grocery store and yeah they donate all our out of date food to the local food bank, because they get a kick back in taxes so... This kind of thing might stop when they find they can do that instead. Also, we put the items that are going out of date soon down to a half off clearance price. You do have to be careful what food you get out of those trash bins, because we only throw away the moldy, really bad food. We also have locked bins for cattle feed, that we put items that are stale or opened or damaged in to. We have a really tight system.

[@hotwheels1838]

Gross, seeing them eat food right out of the trash bags just disgusts me. What if some of that food was swept off the floor and in the garbage. They don't even wash the food.

[@MotherofDragons937]

Erik b. Me too! Especially the roasted chicken! I used to work in a grocery store. If something was expired it would sit out in the garbage bin all day before going out into the dumpster. So by the time the people go through the trash that meat has been sitting out all day long! Gross!

[@KCM1]

Lol yes. I worked at a grocery store and a lot of it was on floor under dust and set out all day in the trash where people throw other expired food and stuff

[@Angie_bae]

Dude I’m more worried about them finding drugs or shit in the bags as they are searching in the bags. Going through garbage is dangerous today. You never know what could be in those bags.

[@BrooksCards]

Normally the chickens are still in the container. Most people are smart about what they choose to eat themselves or feed their families. They make sure dirt/ dust isnt all over it. I mean, seriously, despite what you obviously believe, most people are not stupid about the food the choose.

[@citylife2394]

@@MotherofDragons937 Nope its hot like its supposed to be.

[@TheImperfectReader]

That salad looks really good.

[@rebecas418]

I work at a Café and we can't donate our food because someone might sue. I'll personally hand pastries/packaged items out if I know they "expire" on that day.

[@danab172]

Well, I think its a good beginning to also becoming a hoarder. :) have fun.

[@bananamary5907]

That free market idea is great, especially the lessons, that's so sweet

[@poochieluv]

Free Free Free,,,one day they are going to have free bed bugs

[@TheGrimmmer]

i hope the discover pop bottle collection...seems better considering CASH is waay better than food on the turn

[@morganconn6882]

Poochie 1022 Rich or poor bedbugs do not discriminate.

[@poochieluv]

Morgan Conn yes I understand that since bed bugs are “travelers” but you can have a lesser chance of getting them if you do not collect used items. I had a tenant that found a mattress at a dumpster thought it looked brand new. Within a week bed bugs everywhere.

[@livingwell7308]

Poochie 1022. Yes! they are! I agree. wow. stuff from the street.

[@BrooksCards]

Some of things like mattresses and couches could, and should be professionally cleaned for less than buying it brand new.

[@MauriceRivers415]

Everything free ain't good for you, though. Upholstered furniture tossed on the street can have bedbugs or fleas, and discarded food can be spoiled. Use discretion and your best judgment.

[@Mossydeerbones]

I love when I find a nice piece of furnature at the side of the road

[@moonmanvic]

The purple things are clover, flowers. Very tasty.

[@skipperbarbie1631]

I wanna smoke them

[@aliseanicole]

I work at Dunkin’ Donuts they throw a wad BAGS of donuts and bagels at the end of the day instead of giving it to the homeless

[@MsLunaWica]

I've eaten out of a dumpster but that was because I was homeless!

[@TheGrimmmer]

do not refer to my gran that way,please if you dont mind,my good man,she was a saint,id see a free clinic aswell :)