Green Options » freeganism http://greenoptions.com/tag/freeganism Posts tagged 'freeganism' Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:45:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Meet the Burts: Unlikely Dumpster Divers http://sustainablog.org/2008/03/06/meet-the-burts-unlikely-dumpster-divers/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/03/06/meet-the-burts-unlikely-dumpster-divers/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:45:17 +0000 Chad Crawford http://sustainablog.org/2008/03/06/meet-the-burts-unlikely-dumpster-divers/ icecream2.jpgI was intrigued by this couple after they appeared on Oprah Wednesday, February 27. I know it’s been over a week. Did you really think I caught the episode on Oprah? I heard about this from a friend who never misses the show. Honestly! OK, I watch it sometimes.

Daniel Burt is an eye doctor and his wife Amanda is a civil engineer living in Nashville. Their hobbies include living a lifestyle that makes a statement against rampant overconsumption and wastefulness in America. In other words, they dive in dumpsters to redeem things that have been thrown away.

Daniel explains, “We try to live very simply, and we don’t spend a lot on ourselves. We are very happy with having a little. We like to make it a priority to share a lot of our money. A lot of that comes from our Christian values of sharing and generosity.”

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