March 20, 2008

The Herald, Monterey County - Joy Colangelo: Americans are throwing it all away

Filed under: US West Coast, Just some thoughts, News Articles, The Web — Julia @ 9:02 pm

But enter the “freegans” who embrace the minimal consumption of resources by salvaging unspoiled food from supermarket Dumpsters. They aren’t homeless; they aren’t poor. They are making a political statement about waste. Just like freecycle.org, which lists items people are giving away, freegans are anti-consumerism and working outside the money loop. They’re saying cents often don’t make sense.

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