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Synonyms of dumpster diving

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Another word for dumpster diving is skip-raiding. Other synonyms of dumpster diving are trashing and dumpstering.

Synonyms and similar words for dumpster diving

nounThe act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

Meaning of dumpster diving

  1. noun The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

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Questions about synonyms of dumpster diving

What is another word for dumpster diving?
Dumpster diving has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as skip-raiding, trashing and dumpstering.
What does dumpster diving mean?
Dumpster diving means the act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

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