Waste picker

The purpose of distinguishing the true scavenger and the can scrounger is the similar to the way people distinguish each other in the society. Eighner describes can scroungers as “drug addicts and winos,” who searches for money in order to buy some drugs (720). The reader can infer that the can scroungers are similar to those individuals who bring harm to the society. They “tend to tear up the Dumpsters” and all they are concerned is about themselves and money (720). There are some common manners people need in the society and among the scavengers, “there are precious few courtesies” they must keep also (720). However, can scroungers “lay waste to everything in their path” (720). This is comparable to today’s society because many individuals are very wasteful and shows disrespect to others and the society as a…

In his article on Dumpster Diving, Lars Eigner, was trying to make people aware of the usefulness of the items that were so often discarded as garbage. For example, you may have an old pair of shoes that you no longer wear because you have so many. You don’t see a need for them any more so you toss them in the trash. Someone who dumpster dives finds the same shoes and can see the usefulness in them. We often take things for granted because they are so easily replaceable. Dumpster diving is the…

the Guide, and Inches. Lars Eighner became homeless in 1988 when he left his job as an attendant at a mental hospital. Eighner’s essay “On Dumpster Diving” (627) explains how our society is becoming a throwaway society, and how people throw away a lot of perfectly useful stuff. Our society has the huge problem of not taking advantage and not benefitting from the dumps wasting with a great valuable deal of them. Lars Eighner makes me reconsider my wasting behavior and makes me think about how…

Analysis of Eighner’s “On Dumpster Diving” “On Dumpster Diving” is an essay written by Lars Eighner, detailing the art and proper protocol of dumpster diving, or as Eighner prefers it to be called, scavenging. Eighner gathers the wisdom he has learned from living on the streets in this essay, writing in a straightforward and descriptive style. He touches on many different points: wastefulness, the everyday living conditions of the homeless, and the value of materialistic objects. Eighner…

In the United States, of 324 million people, there is more than 700,00 tons of garbage produced daily. That is enough garbage to fill almost 60,000 garbage trucks. In 2013, Americans developed 254 million tons of garbage and that is horrifying. In countries such as New Zealand, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland produce mostly municipal solid waste. Municipal waste comes from homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses, these are things we use every day that gets thrown away. With all of the…

My position on the issue of whether or not recycling and composting initiatives such as the one described in the flyer should be adopted and put into practice in communities throughout the United States is I am for it. There should be laws you should have to follow to recycle. If there were no laws about recycling we wouldnt have as many things to use and there would be a lot more trash everywhere. People should always recycle and put all paper products into one bin and all plastic and…

They bring themselves to recycle everything after it has served only one purpose. If it has a recycling label on it, they’d believe by only using it one time and recycling it, they’re helping to save the world. However, coming from the article “The Failure (and Success) of Recycling,” by Brian K.Yeoman and John C. McKee, “But what is the real contribution of recycling to reducing the amount of waste going into what garbage experts very lyrically call the "waste stream"? If all of this effort has…

Trash is something we all have but some of us have more of it than others. Trash does not look pretty and can't just be sat on the ground until you can take it to the dumpster. In some cities this is even illegal because it looks bad and animals can get into it and spread it all over the place. If you have a lot of trash you may want to consider a dumpster rental service. That is right, you can rent a whole dumpster to have all to yourself. They make these dumpsters in all different sizes you…

Renting a dumpster is a great way to have excess trash and debris hauled off for you if you're planning to do some home renovations. Most people are not aware of just how much waste is produced from remodeling even a small area of your home. The trash you accumulate will end up being much more than what your regular dumpster can hold. You could take the excess trash to the landfill, but it could take several trips, and you risk damaging the paint inside your truck from sharp objects. There are…

that seventy five percent of municipal solid waste is recyclable, but the US only recycles about thirty five percent. Improving recycling rates is one way that we can ensure a sustainable future of waste management. One example of a successful recycling program is in San Francisco where they enforce mandatory recycling and composting, the goal: zero waste by 2020. They have already succeeded in diverting eighty percent of waste from landfills (Teitelbaum, 2015). Simple ways to improve recycling…