Why Middle-Class Americans Are Dumpster Diving

[CoffeeCat]

I appreciate how clever these people are. It appears that many people who are living
in poverty, are dumpster diving for food, but the article mentions how people with good-
paying jobs are doing this too. Americans are being squeezed. I know when I leave the
grocery store, I practically have a panic attack. Food prices have increased so much,
and we hear NOTHING about this. People are literally--fed up and dumpster diving to offset
the exhorbitant cost of food--especially healthy food. And it--is a shame that so much is
thrown away.

From the article: http://www.investinganswers.com/a/why-middle-class-americans-are-turning-dumpster-diving-3543?utm_source=onewsj&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ia-os-0711
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Have you ever thought about getting your food out of a trash can?

Dumpster diving has become a hot new trend in America. In fact, dumpster divers even have a trendy new name -- "freegans" -- and as the economy crumbles their numbers are multiplying.

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During the recent economic downturn, the popularity of dumpster diving has exploded. Today, there are dumpster diving meetup groups, dumpster diving Facebook groups, and even entire organizations such as Food Not Bombs that openly encourage their members to go dumpster diving.

If your family was going hungry, would you go dumpster diving?

You might be surprised at who is doing it. Dumpster diving is not just for the homeless and the unemployed anymore. A lot of people that have decent jobs have picked up on the trend.

[Harmony Blue]

1. I honestly

think that a lot of good food goes to waste. Some markets donate to churces food they would otherwise throw away.

[mimitabby]

2. I agree with Harmony

i was stunned to discover that a local bakery dumps all their day old bread. I have a great job and have dumpster dived there myself!

[Brickbat]

3. I do think there's a difference between middle-class people doing this as a way to make sure less

food goes to waste, and lower-class people doing this as a way to stay alive. It's like the difference between homesteading people canning out of necessity (lack of refrigeration, sustenance through the winter) and the middle-class trend of canning now (a celebration of a "simpler" time, preserving food for luxury rather than, again, necessity).

[mdmc]

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