Waste picker

Carl Gustav Jung was a famous Swiss psychiatrist that once simply said: “Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge”. To clarify, we as humans have this constant need to know everything about everything; to understand something is to think in every aspect; who, what, when, when, where, and why. Consequently, people judge because making assumptions about who an individual is, is way more efficient than actually getting to know the person. It is said to never judge a book by its cover, but

without the constraints of society and material wealth. He finds nearly everything he needs and sometimes more just from the refuse of others. Firstly, what is dumpster diving? Dumpster diving is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential waste in order to obtain items one might find useful that have been discarded by their owners. Dumpster diving is largely associated with the homeless or people with little or no source of income. In January 2013, 610,042

“Keeping Food on the Plate, and out of Landfill’s” We as people probably don’t realize how much good food we throw away every day and how much of it lands in a landfill where so much of it goes to waste. So much of perfectly good food is being thrown away when it could go to someone who really needs it. Although I concede that the best buy and use by labels law is a big contributor to landfills, I still insist that people overbuying food is one of the biggest contributors to landfills. Let’s start

The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird demonstrates and provides information to International Baccalaureate students about the global context of Fairness and Development. It provides information about many different components of the Fairness and Development context, such as child labour/slavery, poverty and medical illnesses. Child Labour/Slavery is one of the components that helps I.B. students understand the I.B. global context of Fairness and Development. The Garbage King deals with many characters

Who’s Right & Who’s Wrong? “On Dumpster Diving” by Lars Eighner the author starts his piece by saying what dumpsters mean to himself, other people and hobos. Then he goes on telling his story of when he began Dumpster diving. He mentions that he prefers to call it scavenging rather than dumpster diving because he lacks the ability of lowering himself into the dumpsters. Eighner savings ran out and he put all his income into rent. To get all his life necessities he turn to the dumpsters to get everything

Makeup never comes cheap for anybody. Some of the most popular brands even charge a huge amount for something as simple as primer or powder. Beauty enthusiasts everywhere would go to the lengths just to find a way to save up for the makeup they would want to own and behold. Then again, in a recent spur of events, some beauty bloggers found a way to get the makeup they want, and get it for free. The saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and that applies to beauty bloggers who have

Scavengers will leave what they do not need in good conditions while scroungers will ruin things. He use his to show us how much he dislikes wasteful people no matter if you have a lot or if you have nothing. He doesn’t want anyone to waste. The third main idea is the finds that tell a story. The things he finds can often tell what someone is going through. If he finds a picture of a man and women and it is torn in half you can obviously conclude what has happened. Things he finds in

Trash Traders: In my opinion, this short story was metaphorical and open for interpretation. The author touches on personal identity and how we define who we are through tangible objects. He connects this idea of identity to people’s trash, by explaining a hypothetical series of events. What would happen if poor people and rich people’s trash was switched around? This would make people realize that the items they throw away are what defines their life, their past, and who they are. This raises the

In a life of struggle, misery and “classical torture”, it is incredibly difficult to experience a positive change when homeless. Trash by Andy Mulligan is a “young-adult thriller” in which ‘trashboys’ Raphael, Gardo and Jun-Jun change their lives despite their adversities. Two characters that change throughout the course of the novel are Jun-Jun (Rat) and Olivia. The character Jun-Jun was introduced as “Rat” in the novel as he was isolated being surrounded by rats and was a young, shy boy with a

Whether logical or illogical, solutions exist to all of society's problems. In "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift, devouring children solves society's economical downfall. "On Dumpster Diving" by Lars Eighner contrasts the satisfactory as a scavenger apart from the never sated middle class. In "A Modest Proposal" and "On Dumpster Diving," Swift and Eighner utilize irony by presenting disturbing actions to emphasize the necessity of solving society's problems. Crafting their voices towards their