The taste of waste: reclaiming and sharing <i>rotten</i> food among squatters in London

Capponi, Giovanna

doi:10.1080/15528014.2020.1773691

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“…Fifteen of the reviewed articles interviewed or observed individuals who identified only as "dumpster divers" and were not aligned with a particular ideology or movement (e.g. freeganism) (Abrahamsson, 2019;Capponi, 2020;Carolsfeld and Erikson, 2013;Cornelissen, 2016;Corneus et al, 2023;Fernandez et al, 2011;Jahnke and Liebe, 2021;Lehtonen and Pyyhtinen, 2021;Plank, 2020;Pyyhtinen and Lehtonen, 2022;Rombach et al, 2016;Savio, 2017;Sharp et al, 2016;Vaughn, 2018;Vinegar et al, 2016).…”

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“…One article interviewed eight youth residents who lived in permanent supportive housing and utilised dumpster diving along with other methods of food acquisition (e.g. combing cheap foods together in a meal) (Johnson et al, 2019) and another article focussed on "squatters", identified as single young adults aged between 20 and 40 years old (Capponi, 2020). Vinegar et al (2016) interviewed dumpster divers who were experiencing food insecurity, were on low incomes, had experienced homelessness and/or used food assistance.…”

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“…Twothirds of the reviewed articles (n 5 18) reported dumpster diving was done in protest of the capitalist and materialist society, with eight articles specifically mentioning freeganism. Several articles (n 5 15) referred to dumpster diving as a "resistance" to society's consumerist culture, aligned with acts of political protest or activism against consumerism, capitalism and materialism (Abrahamsson, 2019;Barnard, 2011Barnard, , 2016Capponi, 2020;Carolsfeld and Erikson, 2013;Cooks, 2017;Edwards and Mercer, 2013;Fernandez et al, 2011;Jahnke and Liebe, 2021;Lojdov a, 2020;Nguyen et al, 2014;Pentina and Amos, 2011;Rombach and Bitsch, 2015;Savio, 2017;Schanes and Stagl, 2019). However, only eight articles specifically named this ideology as "freeganism" or had participants who identified themselves as freegans (Barnard, 2011(Barnard, , 2016Cooks, 2017;Edwards and Mercer, 2013;Lindeman, 2012;Lojdov a, 2020;Nguyen et al, 2014;Pentina and Amos, 2011).…”

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“…3.4 Theme 2 -Benefits derived from dumpster diving 3.4.1 Free food, saves moneya lifestyle choice. Over half of the articles (n 5 16) mentioned dumpster diving as a "lifestyle choice", one that allowed the divers access to free food, saving them money, which in turn enabled them to work less hours (Abrahamsson, 2019;Barnard, 2011;Capponi, 2020;Carolsfeld and Erikson, 2013;Cornelissen, 2016;Corneus et al, 2023;Fernandez et al, 2011;Jahnke and Liebe, 2021;Lehtonen and Pyyhtinen, 2021;Pentina and Amos, 2011;Plank, 2020;Pyyhtinen and Lehtonen, 2022;Rombach and Bitsch, 2015;Schanes and Stagl, 2019;Vaughn, 2018;Vinegar et al, 2016). The participants in the study by Cornelissen (2016) said dumpster diving saved them money and gave them the freedom to work less hours.…”

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“…3.4.2 Food sharing and the hero identity. Fifteen of the articles mentioned that participants actively shared the food they recovered from dumpsters (Capponi, 2020;Carolsfeld and Erikson, 2013;Edwards and Mercer, 2013;Fernandez et al, 2011;Gollnhofer, 2017;Gollnhofer et al, 2019;Jahnke and Liebe, 2021;Lehtonen and Pyyhtinen, 2021;Lindeman, 2012;Nguyen et al, 2014;Pyyhtinen and Lehtonen, 2022;Rombach and Bitsch, 2015;Rombach et al, 2016;Schanes and Stagl, 2019;Vinegar et al, 2016). However, only two of the articles identified that food sharing was done by people who were also food insecure (Carolsfeld and Erikson, 2013;Vinegar et al, 2016).…”

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The “who” and “why” of dumpster diving for food in wealthy industrialised countries – an international scoping review

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Velardo

et al. 2023

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Purpose Globally, around one-third of food produced is wasted and thrown into supermarket bins or dumpsters. As a result, these dumpsters have become opportunistic sources of food through dumpster diving. The authors' scoping review aimed to document the people that are dumpster diving and why these people engage in this potentially illegal practice.Design/methodology/approachA database search spanning 12 years yielded 29 articles for review.FindingsThe authors' analysis uncovered two main themes for why people were dumpster diving: (1) motivations which included political activism against consumerism, materialism and capitalism, a fun and thrilling social activity and to alleviate food insecurity and (2) the benefits derived, such as gaining free food, saving money, sharing food with others and gaining attention from the public and media.Originality/valueIn conclusion, the review was unable to provide definitive information on “who” was dumpster diving; however, this limitation provides a unique opportunity for further research that focusses on the specific demographics of dumpster divers rather than the “why” people are diving.

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The leftovers: a rural weaving of field care practices, taste and value within a local food-producing network

Perez Fjalland,

Christensen

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Un-settling the frontiers of food waste in the Netherlands: infrastructural stories of food waste transformation in the Hague

Vicherat Mattar,

Thrivikraman,

Burgos Martínez

2023

Front. Sustain.

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Transformation opens possibilities to imagine and learn other forms of being and living together; it implies change, and often exchange. This paper visibilises the infrastructural stories involved in the transformation of food waste into edible food. Conceptually, we assume there is no univocal definition of food waste. Methodologically, we resist the practice of extracting and appropriating the life (hi)stories of the people involved in these transformative initiatives who are often described as vulnerable “others.” Instead, the project highlights the stories of the infrastructures underpinning these transformative experiences. The objective is to unsettle the frontier of what counts as food waste by paying attention to the objects involved in the process of transforming it into edible food. The paper starts by positioning ourselves in the literature regarding food waste governance and infrastructural labor as transformative possibilities that support the development of personal sustainability strategies and grassroots food governance. In the second section we explain our methodological considerations to focus on the infrastructures that mediate the transformation of disposed food into edible food in The Hague. The third section presents the results and discusses the stories of two objects, a cargo bike (bakfiets) and a fridge (koelkast). We suggest these objects serve to unsettle governance practices and narratives related to food waste in the city. Paying attention to these objects’ stories is an important turn in personal sustainability research because it enables us to see that the individual is never alone, always acting with the support of often invisible objects that in this study make possible the reduction and transformation of wasted food. This serves as inspiration to imagine alternative paths for food waste governance and foster forms of collective engagement, urgently needed given the increasing precariousness of food systems and relations.

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The taste of waste: reclaiming and sharing rotten food among squatters in London

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

The “who” and “why” of dumpster diving for food in wealthy industrialised countries – an international scoping review

The “who” and “why” of dumpster diving for food in wealthy industrialised countries – an international scoping review

The leftovers: a rural weaving of field care practices, taste and value within a local food-producing network

Un-settling the frontiers of food waste in the Netherlands: infrastructural stories of food waste transformation in the Hague

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