getting dumped

Check out this documentary which takes dumpster diving to a whole new level

"Inspired by a curiosity about our country's careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary DIVE! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles' supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food - resulting in an inspiring  documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism and call to action. "

I've had friends go on similar adventures (think trash bags full of day old Krispy Kreme distributed to the homeless) around LA and SF and have heard about the massive amount of food waste created by bakeries and grocery store that could be better served to help with the hunger problems in our urban cities. 

don't dump on dumpsters

I saw this post over at http://isleepwalk.tumblr.com/

Best Thing Ever #9 - Garbage Collectors Turning Dumpsters into Giant Pinhole Cameras

“sanitation workers christoph blaschke, mirko derpmann, hans-peter strahl, roland wilhelm, max soller, michael pfohlmann, and werner bünning of hamburg, germany have created a series of black and white images taken with garbage bins. the team, known as the trashcam project, has transformed garbage bins into pinhole cameras for their photographic collection. the initiative pictures their community via giant dumpster-constructed pinhole imaging tools, producing a large-scale, black and white
photographic collection.”-Design Boom

-The DIY “Trashcan Project“‘s awesome Flickr.