In December 2017, I started my first bread rescue from a bakery near where I used to live. You might…
Foraging tour
Recently in the news, a Bangladeshi was fined $2,000 for plucking the leaves from a plant in the Botanic Gardens.…
Little India Veggies Collection
My freegan mentor used to say that he only ever had one disciple and that was me. Seeing how well…
Bread collections
I’ve recently started something new. I’ve started collecting bread from a nearby bakery. I’m not talking 1-2 loaves of bread,…
Skills Sharing #1: Fan Repair Workshop
In freegan communities around the world, it is not just things that are shared. Freegans also share skills. We believe…
Sony PlayStation 3
Lightning says Merry Christmas! And I’m not talking about the thunderstorm we’re having. I organised a Treasure Hunt around my…
Freegan Meetup #1
We had our first Freegan Meetup today organised by my freegan mentor and Freegan in Singapore co-founder. It was a…
Juicer
I was walking home tonight when I found this juicer. It needs a bit of cleaning, but works fine. Available…
Kampung Picnic #3
My Sundays never used to be so eventful. Organic Veggie Hunt Last night, a friend and I went for a…
A trolley full of clothes
One of our newly joined members of the Freegan community gifted me with a trolley full of clothes from her…
Hot chocolate and cookies
I don’t often use the Level 1 tag, but this is a Level 1. I received these gifts of hot…
Motorola digital voice modem
What is a voice modem? Does it mean that it can transmit only voice? What’s the point? Is that why…
Board games
In addition to these two, I still have another set of board games waiting to be given away. These are…
iPod Nano
Have you ever received or bought a brand new Apple product? Unwrapping the gift is an experience in itself. Much…
Garmin GPS
The other day when I volunteered at Food Bank, I was doing deliveries. The driver dug out from the glove…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Otter case
It’s a brand new in box (BNIB) tablet case. Very hardy, in case you drop your tablet on the MRT…
Branded bags
I found a bunch of branded bags. Before I became freegan, I was completely not brand conscious, and I…
Porcelain cup
Someone gave me this brand new cup. I have no use for it, but maybe someone will like to have…
Stairclimber Exercise Machine
When I came to my own block, someone else threw away a whole bunch of useful stuff. This stairclimber exercise…
Packet drinks
I had intended to do two things today: sort out my recent gifts, and dumpster dive. I only achieved one.…
Private Veggie Hunt
Tonight there was a private Veggie Hunt at Little India. Let me explain what this means. A public hunt is…
Toolbox
I’m not familiar with Vanguard as a toolbox, only Vanguard ETFs. But it is really nice.
Brown shoes
These brown shoes have some dark brown stains if you look at them really closely. But no one really looks…
Body cream & oil control powder
Ohhhh! That’s where all that powder came from. When I got home last night, some of my finds were covered…
Floor cleaner
In my pre-freegan days, I used to have only one bottle of multipurpose cleaner. It would last me about 6…
Perfume / cologne
As a freegan, you will never run out of perfume or cologne. Seriously. You can even take them along and…
Rice
Found this small packet of rice. It’s unopened, but no expiry date printed on it. Probably a free sample or…
IKEA photo frames
Five wooden IKEA photo frames. They look unused.
Condiments (expired)
More condiments from the person who cleaned out their kitchen. The cooking oil expired in August, but still can be…
Instant noodles
This one has an interesting story behind it. I had just finished my usual dumpster diving route and was on…
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