One Man's Trash ...

one night's take                                          screen shot from film Days in Trash

They're the ultimate leftovers ~ the perfectly edible food thrown out by restaurants and markets and even individuals. For years now, freegans, or dumpster divers, have been making a point about our wasteful society by living mainly or solely on such fare. One way the word is spreading, at least in Austria, is through a reality show called Waste Cooking, in which divers bring what they've collected for a chef to use in new and creative dishes (story and very worthwhile short film): http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/04/168482950/dumpster-diver-tv-austrians-cook-up-food-waste-reality-show
   Actress Ellen Page (Juno, The East) celebrates the freegan philosophy: http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/blogs/ellen-page-talks-freegan-lifestyle-on-conan#