Dumpster Diving Meetup Group near Austin

“ Looking for people to play a friendly round of poker; Texas Hold'ems, Blackjack, 7 card stud, and 5 card draw. Novice-Experienced Leveled, hope to learn more about poker ”

“ Looking for like minded individuals who like to go to garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets ,etc. ”

“ would like to know if when it will happen, want food only, at this time, hope this gets started soon. ”

“ I've always loved to rescue the treasures that other's have discarded ”

“ I"d love to! ”

“ New to Austin and meeting people who are not able to get even the essentials like food because the cost of living is so high. Would like to help myself and others by learning alternative methods of obtaining everyday goods in a safe enviornment. ”

“ We just relocated and would love to explore our new home and meet other people with the same passions and curiosities. I moved from SF and we had monthly themed swap parties there that were really great. ”

“ Hi Everyone I'm an artist and a stay at home dad in Leander. My wife and I are working towards walking lightly on the earth with our gardening, recycling, composting, freecycling and strictly shopping at second hand stores to minimize packaging. ”

“ I'm a poor college student so obviously free stuff appeals to me greatly. I've always wanted to see just what I could find! ”

“ I think waste is a bad thing, but I'm poor also. ”

“ I've always been interested in dumpster diving but never really got into in. A meetup where I can find cool stuff and maybe a few new friends sounds good to me. ”

“ hey, I have recently become more aware how much we waste as a country. This is my individual effort to stop consuming so much, also I've heard a lot about this and want to try it out. ”

“ I'm looking to meet new people with similar interests. ”

“ Every time I buy something, I wonder if someone is trying to get rid of the same thing...let's trade! ”

“ this seems like a more direct way to deal with the same thing Freecycle handles. The local group is so big it is sort of hard to use. ”

“ I'm still pretty new to Austin and have met some great folk via meetups. I've dabbled in mosaics on my own, but I have no background in arts and am for some reason drawn to this medium. Happy to help organize if I can. ”

“ I KNOW BUNG FU AND JIBUBU! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I've had type 1 diabetes for 24 years and would like to meet others who are living with the disease ”

“ save the landfills! we dont need to throw out this stuff. use it and stop contributing to the beast. kill consumer culture! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i am proud of my moravian heritage - i have traced my family history, recently participated in a festival wearing my moms 'native' costume, and speak a tiny tiny bit of the languarge ”

“ Everything one needs to survive can be found within a dumpster including the shelter itself. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm trying to better myself. ”

“ The human body is the only organic machine I know of that functions better when it is used. Good diet and regular exercise allows for better performance. I'll try your workout if you try mine. rudd@elrudd.com ”

“ I want to hack used stuff into new cool stuff. ”

“ I am a State worker, computer nerd. Lived in Austin for 20+ yrs. Currently rehabing a house in the vicinity of 51st & IH 35. I do wood work and make stained glass windows & love to cook. ”

“ Hi. My name is Alex Cohen and I'm a reporter who will soon be moving to Austin. I'm working on a story about dumpster diving for a public radio program and would love to talk to some of you folks... ”