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One evening's catch from a Spar and a Lidl in Lyon.
Dumpster diving in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Some freegans managed to make this huge graffiti sign on the house wall in Nørrebro in Copenhagen!
What you can see on the streets of Copenhagen: a dumpster diver biking with a day's catch...

Welcome to Trashwiki, the collaborative world wide guide of creating value from trash!

It is written for and by dumpster divers, freegans and others of such kind. Here you will find plenty of trash-related articles: you can search by specific countries, by places like markets, by food types, etc. We already have 743 articles on trash and living for free. You can find precise descriptions of how to get rid of your trash in a sustainable manner, how to sensibly recuperate trash, how to share and get stuff for free, and much much more...

"One person's trash is another's treasure"
All red links indicate articles yet to be created. Actually, you can start a new article! Cool, isn't it? How do you do that? If you see a red link, click on it and fill in something that is known to you. It doesn't have to make too much sense in the beginning - someone else will correct your entry sooner or later. You can also edit every page by merely clicking on edit.
Nuvola apps knewsticker.pngNews and events
  • August 26, 2011 - CouchSurfing is now a for-profit company. Because many dumpster divers are also into hospitality exchange and probably not so happy with this change of direction, we recommend to sign up at BeWelcome instead - the only non-profit organization for online hospitality exchange.
  • August 8, 2011 - Floating City in Copenhagen is a project based on a freecycle concept - basically everything in Floating City comes from a waste. The general idea is to build an independent living area (mostly on water) from the things others throw away. Project welcomes new people from all over the world to join them in Denmark! See website | facebook.
  • August 1, 2011 - Waste Land (2010) is a social documentary based around the lives of garbage pickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as a man by the name of Vik Muniz creates art out of recycled material. Watch trailer here! (alternative link: watch on Megavideo)
  • June 10, 2011 - we have 640 articles on Trashwiki now - ought to be enough for anybody! [1]

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