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=== Dumpster Diving ===
The United States has a culture of throwing many useful things and food in the trash. The advent of urban sprawl has the side-effect of creating many opportunities for dumpster diving in urban areas. Note, however that dumpster diving is in a similar sort of gray area as hitchhiking, with local legality depending on the particular state's laws, and the prevalent attitudes of local law enforcement officers. Grocery stores are prime targets for food ([[:trash:Trader Joe's|Trader Joe's]] is really wasteful and has lots of organics). Grocery stores cannot sell packaged foods past their expiration date, and so throw them away in dumpsters behind the store.
Another great place to dive is food distribution centers. As they supply restaurants, their food comes in bulk and they throw out their food sometimes days before the expiration date. Google Maps can help you turn up locations. ''Check Trashwiki for detailed information on [[:trash:United States of America|dumpster diving in the United States]].''
