One person’s trash is another person’s Christmas dinner. A Danish dumpster diver redefined “junk food” after announcing plans to make her family Christmas dinner using scraps scrounged from the trash.

Food waste has been getting a lot of press these days, including a story in Foodday on tips to avoid waste. This week, NPR's Salt Blog has a story not just on how much we waste, but how to cook with ...

It was just another Thursday night. I had prepared dinner — one of my improvised, organic, almost-vegetarian meals — and was listening to the radio as I washed the dishes and swept the kitchen floor.

Cameron Macleish is an urban forager who created his “Cooking With Trash” YouTube series to expose the staggering amount of food we throw away – and then use it to create an edible feast with his sous ...

The term “dumpster diving” refers to the position most divers assume in order to retrieve items without actually getting in the dumpster: Picture yourself balanced on the edge of the dumpster, head in ...

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A woman from Maryland has lucked out in her dumpster diving endeavors, claiming she’s accumulated $2 million worth of thrown-away goods. Jennifer Lleras, a 40-year-old mom of two from Baltimore, ...

If you're considering scavenging for unused, discarded goods, make sure you know what aspects of dumpster diving are legal or ...