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There is a difference between a homeless person and a freegan. Most freegans do have a house. They choose not to purchase goods that they can find second hand or free. Most of them have 'real' jobs, 9-5 or otherwise.
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I don't know Maven. I have a lot of trouble believing that people who hold down viable jobs "forage through supermarket rubbish" as the article states - even to eat the slightly bruised produce or just-expired canned goods.
I believe people recycle household articles - I see enough folks driving around in pick-up trucks on the week before and the week after moving day. In Québec, Canada, moving day is July 1st so pretty much all of the big stuff winds up on the curb during that period. Very few of the items actually wind up in the big-garbage truck.
But past-due food, I don't buy it as a lifestyle "choice".
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There are a number of other references to freegan lifestyles--this isn't something brand new. It's even referenced in books...50 Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson. Cultures on other continents eat things American will not touch, why shouldn't a group within America be willing to do so as well? Pulling food from a rubbish bin is not my choice, but I do know that I have salad dressing in my fridge that's past the 'best by' date...And I'll pour it on salad with little concern.
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