Summary Lars Eighner devoted chapter seven to discussing dumpster diving. He called himself a scavenger, rather than someone who simply picked everything and anything out of the dumpster.. As his savings started running out, he had to use his intermittent income to cover it and depend on the dumpsters for his other necessities including food, toilet paper, medicine, books, furnishings, etc. Along with his dog, Lizabeth, he would rummage through the dumpsters to find these …showed first 75 words of 529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 529 total…bears, journals and diaries with which he can automatically guess people’s issue and problems in life. He also finds needlework which he uses to knit gifts. He encounters fire ants, bees, and alley cats which also dwell in the area. Despite the fact that Lars can only hope for something valuable to turn up at the dumpsters, he is none the less intrigued with all the insights he has come across In his experiences.