Editing Dumpster divers (section)

==Places==
* [[New York City]] has some good diving opportunities.
away valuable goodies, so the dumpster it is!
*  [[Boston]] on September 1st is flooded with abandoned stuff from student apartments and dorms.  Go across the river to check out the [[Cambridge]] universities as well.
* [[Nashville]] has many universities and plenty of full dumpsters at the end of spring semester. Vanderbilt University dorms are an especially good place to look.
* [[London]] is good - check out the up market food outlets such as 'Pret'.
* [[Denmark]] got [http://www.gratismad.com www.gratismad.com] with maps of different parts of the country and the [http://freegans.forumup.dk/ freegans.forumup.dk/] forum.
* [[Aalborg]] got a map of places to dive here: [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=114768123909581928048.00044114cbd91b5933dee&z=12 Skraldekort Aalborg] Blue is good. Yellow is less good or there are some obstacle. Red needs checking up on. Green are cool places to check out which are not diving spots.
* [[Oslo]] is definitely up there with [[Amsterdam]].  People here have too much money and can't be bothered with using time to give 
It's also worth remembering that dumpster diving and / or sleeping rough may be illegal. It's worth checking before you reach a place if you're really stuck for somewhere to sleep. Sleeping somewhere more public might be safer, but you may end up in trouble with the authorities, while somewhere more secluded might be more dangerous. If you're really stuck try finding a homeless shelter or somewhere else you might be able to sleep in safety.
* Fast food chains have a policy towards dumping all prepared foods when closing, therefore it is possible to find sealed and untainted foods in some of the top bags.  Though some have policies against takign the trash out after dark, so you will not find much.
* Some Restaurants are obligated to dump the time specials (breakfast) after the shift is done making it possible to find bread and others that may last longer and might be stored for future needs.
* Most bakers throw away perfectly good bread and other baked goods simply because it is too close to it's experation date, and this food is usually good to eat for at least another day or two.