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Dumpster Diving

Brooklyn Dumpster Swimming Pool Idea Could Go Nationwide

Intrepid hipsters have turned dumpsters into an urban version of pickup truck swimming pools, secreted away in a hush-hush location in Brooklyn.  What was formerly just a chained-off lot hidden from the street in an industrial part of town is now a “lo-fi country club” with three connected dumpster pools, a boccie court, lounge chairs, [...]

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Businesses Turn to Dumpster Diving to Save Money

Dumpster diving isn’t just for freegans and gutter punks anymore. Businesses are starting to see the benefits of assessing what they’re throwing away and whether they could save money by changing their ways – and that involves taking a stinky tour of their own dumpsters.
Burt’s Bees is one notable example of a company that “found [...]

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Recycling Dumpsters for Use as Gardens, Skateboard Ramps & Swimming Pools

This gives ‘dumpster diving’ a whole new meaning: getting somebody’s unwanted used dumpster and turning it into a swimming pool.  Or, perhaps your urban apartment building doesn’t have any green space, and you’d love to stretch out on some grass for a picnic just a few steps from the front door.  Just fill up one [...]

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