| Dumpster Divers are proud of their ability to provide | | | | to prevent the possibility of injury leading to a costly |
| for themselves and their families, without being | | | | lawsuit. Business owners should be sure they have a |
| forced to beg or steal. There are several different | | | | secure dumpster and liability insurance to cover them |
| types of dumpster divers; some are actually looking | | | | in the event of a break-in. |
| for food! Others are looking for broken or discarded | | | | This article was written by Sherman Rogers of |
| items that can easily be fixed and sold or traded. | | | | All-waste, LLC, a dumpster rental company who |
| Some dumpster divers work alone; others team up in | | | | provides dumpster delivery service and same-day |
| case help is needed getting to the bottom of a well | | | | dumpster pick-up service to residential, commercial, |
| packed dumpster. | | | | retail and industrial customers. Sherman has the size, |
| Dumpster diving is growing in popularity and is most | | | | shape and competitive priced dumpster for any size |
| commonly witnessed in urban areas. Many homeless | | | | job. Other services include trash pick-up, hauling |
| people have their favorite dumpsters to hit at various | | | | rubble, waste removal, delivery of landscaping |
| times. They may not be able to afford to eat at | | | | supplies including mulch, sod, top-soil, crush aggregate |
| your favorite restaurant, but you can bet they know | | | | and more. |
| exactly what time the establishment will be closed | | | | Contact: |
| and what time the unused portions of prepared food | | | | ALL WASTE, LLC |
| is thrown out. If they are able to get to it in time, | | | | 4751 22 Mile Road |
| and it doesn't get mixed up with cleaners and buried | | | | Shelby Township, MI 48317-1515 |
| under other garbage, chances are it will be edible. | | | | Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Eastern Time |
| One person's trash is another's treasure; the broken | | | | Monday - Friday (Excluding U.S. holidays) |
| chair can be repaired; the coat with a broken zipper | | | | Phone: 877-524-1002 Fax: 586-254-9936 |
| is better than none for someone who is homeless or | | | | Web site: |
| otherwise less fortunate. | | | | Email: All Waste services Southeast Michigan, including |
| Some dumpster divers have their own clubs or | | | | the following counties and cities: |
| networking groups. That's right; this is growing in | | | | Oakland County |
| popularity and becoming a career of choice for many | | | | --Addison Township, Auburn Hills, Berkley, Beverly |
| people who have it down to a science. They know | | | | Hills, Bingham Farms, Birmingham, Bloomfield |
| the trash service's pick-up routes and they know | | | | Township, Clawson, Commerce Township, |
| when the dumpsters are full and when they will be | | | | Farmington, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Franklin, Hazel |
| emptied. They keep in touch with other divers to | | | | Park, Highland Township, Holly, Holly Township, |
| inform them of when something is discarded that | | | | Huntington Woods, Independence Township, Keego |
| they may be able to use. They team up to help each | | | | Harbor, Lathrup Village, Lyon Township, Madison |
| other when more than one person is required to | | | | Heights, Milford, Milford Township, Northville, Novi, |
| carry the bounty away. Some will collect useable | | | | Oak Park, Oakland Township, Orchard Lake, Orion |
| items they do not need, and trade them to others | | | | Township, Oxford Township, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, |
| who do need them. | | | | Rochester, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, |
| Maybe one diver lives very close to a bakery and | | | | Southfield, South Lyon, Troy, Walled Lake, |
| one lives close to a deli; they can get together at the | | | | Waterford Township, West Bloomfield Township, |
| end of the evening for dinner; one provides the main | | | | White Lake Township, Wixom |
| course, the other desert! Or, how about the one | | | | Wayne County |
| who has easy access to the building supply store or | | | | --Belleville, Brownstown Township, Canton Township, |
| resale shop; he can get a good deal on a torn t-shirt | | | | Dearborn, Dearborn |
| or an old pair of tennis shoes, or the scrap piece of | | | | Heights, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, |
| plywood that can be supported by two milk crates | | | | Hamtramck, Inkster, Livonia, Northville Township, |
| for a perfectly good table or shelf. | | | | Plymouth, Redford Township, Riverview, Romulus, |
| The possibilities are endless; however, there is also | | | | Taylor, Trenton, Wayne, |
| the chance of injury and liability issues to be | | | | Westland, Wyandotte. |
| considered. Dumpsters should be locked and secured | | | | |