Dumpster diving
noun[U]
US(alsodumpster diving)uk/ˈdʌmp.stə ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/us/ˈdʌmp.stɚ ˌdaɪ.vɪŋ/(UKskip diving):
theactivityofsearchingthroughdumpstersor otherlargecontainersholdingwaste, inordertofindfoodthat can still beeatenorobjectsthat can still be used:
小时候，他去翻垃圾箱，从垃圾中收集旧电子产品，然后把它们修好。As achild, hewentDumpsterdiving,collectingoldelectronicsfrom thegarbageandrestoringthem.许多身份窃贼简单地通过翻垃圾箱来获取信息。
ManyidentitythievesgettheirinformationbysimpleDumpsterdiving.
- Dumpsterdivingislegalbecausetrashthat'sthrownin atrashbinorplacedcurbsidebecomespublicproperty.
- People used to beembarrassedto beseenin athriftor secondhandstore,onceconsideredtheretailequivalentofdumpsterdiving.
- In New York freeganism hasextendedfarbeyonddumpsterdiving.
Rubbish and waste
- anti-litter
- anti-littering
- debris
- dejunk
- dejunking
- gubbins
- high-level waste
- influent
- jetsam
- jumble
- litter
- recycle
- rubbish
- sewerage
- shavings
- skip diving
- slag
- spoil
- tat
- white elephant