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Dumpster diving has become much more mainstream in recent years. Peter Haley phaley@thenewstribune.com Dumpster diving has grown in popularity in recent years, becoming a more mainstream activity.

No longer a weird hobby for your eccentric uncle, dumpster diving is suddenly cool. This practice is simply looking through discarded items, typically in a retail dumpster, to find some to use again.