Comments on: Photo Essay: Wasted Food http://jcarrot.org/photo-essay-wasted-food/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Jonathan Bloom http://jcarrot.org/photo-essay-wasted-food/#comment-4822 Jonathan Bloom Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:58:24 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/photo-essay-wasted-food/#comment-4822 I'm no lawyer, but here's the deal: A store's dumpster is its private property, so rifling through it is considered trespassing, unfortunately. You *could* be charged with a crime, but probably wouldn't. More likely they'd just tell you to get out of their dumpster. If a restaurant, bakery, etc. puts their bags of trash out on the street (for collection), it's fair game. That's why you hear of more urban freegans. I’m no lawyer, but here’s the deal: A store’s dumpster is its private property, so rifling through it is considered trespassing, unfortunately. You *could* be charged with a crime, but probably wouldn’t. More likely they’d just tell you to get out of their dumpster.

If a restaurant, bakery, etc. puts their bags of trash out on the street (for collection), it’s fair game. That’s why you hear of more urban freegans.

]]> By: RivkaK http://jcarrot.org/photo-essay-wasted-food/#comment-4820 RivkaK Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:34:10 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/photo-essay-wasted-food/#comment-4820 I watched Oprah the other day about Freegans. My question that was never answered...if I go dumpster dive in bac of my local supermarket, can I be charged with a crime? I watched Oprah the other day about Freegans. My question that was never answered…if I go dumpster dive in bac of my local supermarket, can I be charged with a crime?

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