Christina Nellemann, is back with a new post. She wrote for Save Reno Dumpster Diving on 12/8/08 about the difference between dumpster divers and identity thieves.
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Some things I have found in Dumpsters:
*Several boxes of tile, including a box of slate tile that I have used for art and house projects.
*Packages of dry grout for said tile
*A nearly new life jacket for waterskiing
*An antique chair that I painted and sewed a cushion for
*Electrical and lighting components
*Books and magazines (including a couple dozen Playboys)
*CDs and DVDs (even a batch of pornographic DVDs...is there a pattern here?)
*Some logs from a cottonwood tree that I use for outdoor "tables"
*A firepit
*Computer components (hard drives, external drives, hubs, CD burners)
*Clothes and shoes
*Stuffed animals
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Christina Nellemann has the design company Feline Design. You can read more about her design inspiration and dreams at her blog, The Nest Or view her professional organization and decluttering blog: www.declutterlife.blogspot.com. If you are interested in tiny houses, she writes a weekly post for The Tiny House Blog by Kent Griswold.
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Tonight on the KOLO Newscast at 5:30PM there will be a report about Dumpster Diving. I just finished an interview with them and should be in the newscast. Check it out. Link to transcript of story here: http://www.kolotv.com/news/headlines/36083059.html. As homo sapiens aren't the only dumpster divers, maybe instead of looking for the government to give you a sense of security over your discarded goodies, we would all be the wiser by looking to nature and how some communities have then dealt with the "problem". The New York Times ran an interesting front pager a few days ago about how Trash has Crashed, it examines how the global economic downturn has hurt the recycling industry and is causing some cities to abandon their city "curbside" recycling programs. It is becoming cheaper for many municipalities to dump than to recycle. From an environmental perspective, such a turnaround is abominable--economics clearly triumph over sustainablity again. Check the "Trash has Crashed" link above to get a grasp on how the tide has turned against recycling. The Mall is not the only place to go "shopping" during the holiday season. Some set their sights on dumpsters for their gifting needs, an NPR audio report attests to such, check it out: Forget the Mall: Dumpster Dive for Holiday Gifts. Today, Christina Nellemann is our guest blogger. She lives in the Reno area and has written about Dumpster Diving in the past for the Sierra Club's Sierra Magazine. You can read the article she wrote for them here: Talkin' Trash: Down in the Dumpster. The Reno Gazette-Journal's front page article, Reno neighbors ask for law against trash-can diving, quotes individuals supporting the ban. The reasons put forth for the enactement of an anti-"trash-can diving" law, by those quoted, stem from unpleasant encounters these neighbors have had with trash scavengers--trash scavengers who clearly aren't schooled in the ethics of Dumpster Diving. For that reason, today's post will share some of the diving cultures ethos, which can be easily found around the web. Inspired by a true story, today the Hallmark Channel aired an original movie called The Christmas Choir. In the film, there is a dumpster diving scene. The characters are diving for thrown out clothes. They need the clothes so that they can be presentable when they have their Choir performance. It is a curious story, if you missed it and want to see a positive example of Dumpster Diving--it airs again on Dec. 12th, 18th, and 23rd at 9PM; Dec 24th at 5PM and Dec 31st at 11PM. Hi I am Jon Epsteyn. Today I've been invited to contribute, as a guest blogger, to the Save Reno Dumpster Diving campaign. Some of you may remember me as the host from the Reno themed adventure show Keep'n it Reno. In this post, I'm just going to contribute my two cents--Dumpster Diving can be an adventure sport. Today, KOH Radio interviewed me--I'm not sure if it was broadcast or not--if anyone heard it, could you let me know when it was broadcast. |
Christopher Moore
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