Throughout my journey in the dark alley’s of Delaware I came across ten unlocked dumpsters. To my surprise I found that many of these dumpsters are filled with recyclables that are just going to waste. I seen a lot of paper and cardboard products in many of these dumpsters, which could have been easily recycled. Also at other dumpsters I seen a lot of food waste, which could be composted to make nutrient rich soil for plants. The last thing that I saw was all the broken glass in the dumpsters that can be recycled to make new glass. I think by changing our ways and by starting to recycle a lot more the earth can be saved easily. Our society is just too lazy these days and do the least amount of work to fix something and this needs to be stopped.
The two most interesting places I found was behind goodwill with many objects that can have a practical use and with a little labour can be good again, and behind the commercial area on Sandusky. The commercial area had many pieces of “waste” that was not really waste like jewelry, books, and picture frames. Another spot where I found something that was perfectly good was behind chase in a residential area too. I found a wooden chair that belongs to a kitchen or something and could be used anywhere else in someone elses home.
I believe the best dumpster diving locations are at large apartments and at the dormitories as everyone is moving out. These are prime locations because some people cannot bring some stuff with them as they are moving out and simply throw it out.
Posted by jack albert 
