Last Updated：2025/11/21

(US) The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

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dumpster diving

Source Word

dumpster diving

IPA(Pronunciation)

US uncountable

(US) The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.

Japanese Meaning

廃棄されるはずのゴミ（埋立処分されるはずのもの）を回収する行為。 / 廃棄物、あるいはゴミから再利用可能なものを取り出す活動。

Dumpster diving is a controversial yet effective way to recover usable goods before they end up in a landfill.

ゴミ箱漁りは賛否の分かれる行為ですが、まだ使える品を埋め立て地に送る前に回収する有効な方法です。

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(US) The act of recovering, for any purpose, discarded items that would otherwise be sent to a landfill.