tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post6222567406926083935..comments2024-01-12T04:58:49.069-05:00Comments on Kyrie, Eleison!: The Many Uses of GarbageAnastasia Theodoridishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16092531121989260111noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546468339418636140.post-62406422171856568902010-09-24T12:49:56.574-04:002010-09-24T12:49:56.574-04:00It's actually not all that uncommon in at leas...It's actually not all that uncommon in at least East Coast urban centers to do much the same. I won't admit to how much 'dumpster diving' we've done in New York, but, of course, Upper East trash is different (and it's not in dumpsters but set out on the street). A lot of times people will simply abandon furniture when they move out and the landlords have nothing they can do with it apart from set it out for the trash - the same is true of the elderly who pass away without making arrangements for their things.<br /><br />Near Boston University, dumpster diving was called "Allston shopping". Allston was the student ghetto / real ghetto just off campus. Students especially would abandon furniture when they went home for the year or after graduation. It would be recycled into someone else's dorm room or first off campus apartment.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.com