Would You Dumpster Dive For Free Stuff?

Dumpster diving has become a popular way of scoring free stuff. Once the domain of homeless people, TikTok influencers are now encouraging their followers to dive.

According to the Washington Post:

Social media sites are full of videos from people in the U.S. and other countries showing off their latest fabulous (and free) dumpster finds. The Dumpster Diva is popular on YouTube, GlamourDDive has 530,000 followers on Instagram and the Dumpster Dive King (Diaz’s favorite) has more than 4 million fans on TikTok.

“The Dumpster Dive King is the one who inspired me to give it a try,” said Diaz, who stumbled upon the TikTok page and was motivated a few days later to jump into a dumpster behind a Five Below discount store in Tampa.

PROS:

• Encouraging recycling and helping the environment
• Get free stuff to give away, sell or keep

CONS:

• Get injured dumpster diving
• Get bitten by rat, raccoon, etc. (rabies is no joke)