Taking saving to the extreme - becoming a Freegan!

Bombchelle

I'm proud to say I've never done it. Being only 5"2 also makes it difficult to peek inside a skip. LOL!

buses7675

Hi All,

A few years back we had a skip for when we moved house.

One afternoon a Microwave appeared in it, no idea who left it - Next morning someone else had removed it from the skip! lol

Cheers

hellypelly

effie_kyr wrote: »

Hey everyone!

I am currently on a TV journalist training scheme in London and we are working on a story related to the credit crunch. We thought that looking at skip diving would be an interesting perspective. While doing my research I came across this discussion you have started here and I found it very interesting..

I was wondering whether anyone from London ( unfortunately we had to focus on a specific area..) has found anything interesting in a skip, or has made any profit from skip diving, and if in general you think that skip diving can be considered as a way for some to help them through the recession..

I would really appreciate your help.. anyone who wants to have a chat about this and has an interesting story, I would be really willing to hear it! Also any ideas would be great from all of you!

thnx guysxx

Hi, If you dont get no joy from the people on here try some of the skip firms because My partner used to work in one and they all used to sell their finds in bootsales making loads of money My partner is more of a hoarder and kept most of what he retrieved from a skip,
His best find was a shop skip that come in with brand new curtains and bedding, The shop had had a fire so the packages were smoke damaged but my friends and family all had some lovely bedding set's and curtains for pressies that year!
Unfortuantly we are in south wales so can't help you but I imagine the boys who work at the skip depot's around london supplement their incomes in the same way!:T

hellypelly

ceridwen wrote: »

Cor...well I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking "what a spoilt brat that child was....they could like or lump the colour of the bike if they were mine"....

I was the same also My sons loves the bike still and I doubt he would even care if it was pink lol

Confuzzled

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

We have an exisitng thread on skip diving, so I'll add your question to that thread

Penny. x

could you be so kind as to please point me in the direction of that thread? i've not seen it so far but i'm very curious

hellypelly

Hi confuzzled theres a dumpster diving Thread on here but loads more if you type skip diving into the search bit up the top!
I hope this helps you!

choille

I'm not from London. From Scotland.

Bella79

Hi all


After watching the great british waste menu , i felt really shocked and quite upset at the amount of waste, especially when for a lot of us who meal plan etc find it hard to make the pennies stretch.

I am seriosly thinking of trying "bin diving" at my local co-op tesco express and other small shops, Have any of you tried it ? and if so what where your experiences ?

x

Pink.

Hi owens,

These threads may interest you:

Freegans - advice and information about freeganism

Taking saving to the extreme - becoming a Freegan!

Freeganism- what do you think ?

Wirral Freegan/Skills Swap group?

Dumpster Diving? Legalities?


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jumblejack

Bump. Wonder if folk still do this? Security seems pretty tight nowadays.