Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Dumpster diving is a popular form of modern salvaging of waste discarded in large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers. Dumpster diving is an American English term, in UK and many parts of Europe this activity is commonly referred to as skipping or skip diving in British English. Other related forms exist and are referred to by other terms. Salvaging is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential waste to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but that may prove useful to the picker. Salvaging may take place in dumpsters, from standard household waste containers, in landfills or small dumps. Different terms are used to refer to different forms of this activity. For picking materials from the curbside trash collection, curb shopping, trash picking or street scavenging are sometimes used. When seeking primarily metal to be recycled, one is scrapping. When picking the leftover food from traditional or industrial farming left in the fields one is gleaning. It is viewed as an effective modern foraging technique. People may often forage for useful items such as clothing, furniture, food, and similar items in good working condition. Some people garbage pick out of necessity due to poverty, while others do so professionally and systematically for large profits."@en }
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- Dumpster_diving abstract "Dumpster diving is a popular form of modern salvaging of waste discarded in large commercial, residential, industrial and construction containers. Dumpster diving is an American English term, in UK and many parts of Europe this activity is commonly referred to as skipping or skip diving in British English. Other related forms exist and are referred to by other terms. Salvaging is the practice of sifting through commercial or residential waste to find items that have been discarded by their owners, but that may prove useful to the picker. Salvaging may take place in dumpsters, from standard household waste containers, in landfills or small dumps. Different terms are used to refer to different forms of this activity. For picking materials from the curbside trash collection, curb shopping, trash picking or street scavenging are sometimes used. When seeking primarily metal to be recycled, one is scrapping. When picking the leftover food from traditional or industrial farming left in the fields one is gleaning. It is viewed as an effective modern foraging technique. People may often forage for useful items such as clothing, furniture, food, and similar items in good working condition. Some people garbage pick out of necessity due to poverty, while others do so professionally and systematically for large profits.".