With the cost of living on the rise, more people are turning to dumpster diving as a way to put food in their fridges and cupboards.
An Australian dumpster diving YouTuber is seeing more people turn to supermarket bins to put food on the table.He said he donated much of the food he collects.
While he admits there is a portion of people who see online videos like the ones he creates and decide to give it a go in the hope of coming across some sort of big find, many were doing it out of necessity. Mr Rikihana also donates items to a local church that puts together food hampers for community members and has donated to Foodbank in the past.As well as food, he often finds other household items such as toys, kitchenware and furnishings.
With a day job in hospitality, Mr Rikihana said he uses his knowledge of food safety to determine what to take and what to leave. He said he knew the food was still safe to eat - it just wasn’t up to the high standards of the restaurant he worked at.He'd then go and retrieve the items at the end of his shift and started to look in the other bins in the area.
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