Rob Greenfield, a 27-year-old adventurer from San Diego, took up a unique cause. He wanted to create awareness about the large amounts of food wasted in the U.S, so he decided to travel the country and eat out dumpsters for a week.
It’s surprising, the kind of food Greenfield gets from the trash. His refrigerator is filled with fresh fruits, vegetables and bagels worth $200. And he hasn’t paid a penny for any of it. All he does is ‘dumpster dive’ behind grocery stores, which means he shuffles through the food discarded by store workers. “Some people call it nasty,” he says. “It’s just a matter of perspective.”
Greenfield has taken dumpster-eating to a whole new level. He created 21 Gourmet Dumpster Meals to showcase “the flaws in the American food system and inspire people to be part of the solution.”
Perhaps surprisingly, Greenfield does not encourage people to follow him and eat from dumpsters. “I don’t recommend dumpster living to anybody. I recommend taking proper care not to put food in the dumpsters in the first place.”
Supermarkets play a big part of the waste with their packaging. Super deals - 5 pounds for $2!! Trouble is, it's not a deal if we're going to waste half of that super deal, is it? I have to admit, I'm guilty of falling for some of those deals and they really can be - provided you use the food and not just throw part of it out, eh. When I see a package of bananas on sale, my mind conjures up instant visions of banana bread and banana muffins that I can bake. Those seldom go to waste...which is why my 'waist' is expanding. Time for that four-letter word, I'm afraid: D-I-E-T.
See ya, eh!
Bob
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