dumpster diving

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dumpster diving

Summary

dumpster diving ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • dumpster is named after dumpster diving[2].
  • dumpster diving is a type of search[3].
  • dumpster diving is a type of intentional human activity[4].
  • dumpster diving is part of freeganism[5].
  • dumpster diving's Commons category is recorded as Dumpster diving[6].
  • dumpster diving's different from is recorded as food rescue[7].
  • dumpster diving's different from is recorded as food sharing[8].
  • dumpster diving's different from is recorded as food saving[9].
  • dumpster diving's different from is recorded as Dump digging[10].
  • dumpster diving's different from is recorded as urban lumberjacking[11].
  • dumpster diving's different from is recorded as informal waste collection[12].
  • dumpster diving's practiced by is recorded as garbologist[13].
  • dumpster diving's practiced by is recorded as dumpster diver[14].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include search[3] and intentional human activity[4].

Origins

dumpster is named after dumpster diving[2].

Use and Application

dumpster diving is part of freeganism[5].

Why It Matters

dumpster diving ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Part of freeganism
    Practiced by garbologist, dumpster diver
    Subclass of
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007570582405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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