I have yet to see it.
And just because you don't see rats coming out of the sewers in your area you presume they aren't there either?
What you see largely will depend on where you live and what is in your area. It also helps if you know what exactly to look "for".
Obviously those whom are not "homeless", "destitute", "starving' and or other such dire conditions may or may not be so keen to be seen rummaging through garbage or dumpsters; others may or may not be so picky.
As for the "either pretentious, wannabe's that want to say they live in NYC or they're into some "green" movement", those persons simply tapped into something homeless and other New Yorkers have known for ages; supermarkets, shops and other such establishments throw away daily tons of foods, packaged goods, and other products that are perfectly edible. Same goes for places such as Starbucks, Francois Patisserie Pain de Quotidien, Godiva Chocolates, the various bagel shops,bakeries and so forth. What on earth do you think all mice and rats are hunting around those bags for?
City Harvest does take a good portion of such cast off food, but large amounts are simply still thrown away. If you hang around Starbucks around closing you'll see everything from rows of those pre-packaged sandwiches, to several entire boxes of unsold and unpacked croissants all thrown out to the curb.
Most of this action obviously takes place after shops close or at least later in the evening when they throw out their rubbish for collection. Thus if you are not prone to be outdoors late evening or overnight hours you probably aren't going to see much of anything. Ditto if your area is mainly residential.
There is a Food Emporium on Third Avenue in the East 80's where Sunday though Saturday from 9PM onwards you can see any given numbers of persons from the elderly, homeless, middle class persons in late model cars and so forth going through the rubbish. Know from several friends that live near Union Square or the UWS the same thing happens in their area as well. Indeed there is a big war on about certain shops in the US area (Trader Joes and Whole Foods) because their rubbish is collected from inside a loading dock. That is considered private property and thus "dumpster diving" is trespassing.
Have joked with many a Starbuck or supermarket manager about all the food they throw away and is subsequently collected via "divers", and many while sympathetic to said person's plight are powerless to change policy. Corporate does not want the liability should someone become ill from whatever they take from selling "unwholesome" food, so it goes to the curb. What persons take from the rubbish and the consequences are purely their own affair.
And just because you don't see rats coming out of the sewers in your area you presume they aren't there either?
What you see largely will depend on where you live and what is in your area. It also helps if you know what exactly to look "for".
Obviously those whom are not "homeless", "destitute", "starving' and or other such dire conditions may or may not be so keen to be seen rummaging through garbage or dumpsters; others may or may not be so picky.
As for the "either pretentious, wannabe's that want to say they live in NYC or they're into some "green" movement", those persons simply tapped into something homeless and other New Yorkers have known for ages; supermarkets, shops and other such establishments throw away daily tons of foods, packaged goods, and other products that are perfectly edible. Same goes for places such as Starbucks, Francois Patisserie Pain de Quotidien, Godiva Chocolates, the various bagel shops,bakeries and so forth. What on earth do you think all mice and rats are hunting around those bags for?
City Harvest does take a good portion of such cast off food, but large amounts are simply still thrown away. If you hang around Starbucks around closing you'll see everything from rows of those pre-packaged sandwiches, to several entire boxes of unsold and unpacked croissants all thrown out to the curb.
Most of this action obviously takes place after shops close or at least later in the evening when they throw out their rubbish for collection. Thus if you are not prone to be outdoors late evening or overnight hours you probably aren't going to see much of anything. Ditto if your area is mainly residential.
There is a Food Emporium on Third Avenue in the East 80's where Sunday though Saturday from 9PM onwards you can see any given numbers of persons from the elderly, homeless, middle class persons in late model cars and so forth going through the rubbish. Know from several friends that live near Union Square or the UWS the same thing happens in their area as well. Indeed there is a big war on about certain shops in the US area (Trader Joes and Whole Foods) because their rubbish is collected from inside a loading dock. That is considered private property and thus "dumpster diving" is trespassing.
Have joked with many a Starbuck or supermarket manager about all the food they throw away and is subsequently collected via "divers", and many while sympathetic to said person's plight are powerless to change policy. Corporate does not want the liability should someone become ill from whatever they take from selling "unwholesome" food, so it goes to the curb. What persons take from the rubbish and the consequences are purely their own affair.
