Freeganism
The Freegan Establishment
First there was frugalism. Now there's freeganism. You can read all about it here, in The New York Times, and learn how some folks live off of what others (that is, we) cast away.
"I cruised through the West Side of Buffalo last summer with a young man named Kit who was looking to acquire a house. Kit was a 20-year-old Las Vegas native who had just arrived in Buffalo. He had the look of a mountain man fresh off the trail: his face was tanned, his brow was covered in sweat and his hair was pulled back haphazardly in a ponytail. He wore a bandanna around his neck, and his shorts and T-shirt looked as if they were his only set of clothes. He was also barefoot. Kit looked poor -- destitute, even -- but he was very excited about a grand, old house that he had his eye on..."
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