I've always been a bit of a trash picker. I grab good things or scrap I see on the curb and I have grabbed things out of a dumpster from time to time in the past but this summer I started making dumpster diving a serious regular hobby. I don't really talk about it much on Facebook or with friends but my immediate family is well aware because I often share many of the items we score from dumpsters with them. Dumpster diving has a bit of a negative stigma sometimes and it's a bit of an ethical gray area for some people so for the most part I keep it to myself. But what many people don't understand is you can find some pretty amazing usable things in dumpsters if you get past the stigma and don't mind getting a little dirty picking through garbage. Things that you can save from landfills. (Also do some research and check into local laws before attempting it!) It's become a fun treasure hunt for us and here are a few of our favorite diving rewards.
Nacho chips! Expiration date the same as the day we found them. If you aren't afraid by best by dates, you can score food and snacks. These were all together in a nice clean box.
A huge lot of nail polish. This was one of my favorite rare finds.
Just out of date bottles of tea and a few bottles of pop. Double score for us because we do the coke reward program.
Lots of beauty products! The cords were cute on all of the hair tools but I fixed them with a soldering gun.
Fake fruit!
More beauty supplies like lip balm and nail polish remover wipes.
Phone cases galore!
Candy candy candy!
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