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The problems are that the rubbish in the dumpsters may not smell pleasant, which means that you might get some bad body odour while dumpster diving. It may also ruin your reputation since some people might think that you are weird if they see you rummaging through trash cans. Rummaging through rubbish may also be unhealthy as some of the rubbish found there may be decomposed or worse.
However, it also has some benefits. For exanple, you would feel proud of saving the environment by reusing things, since less trash gets burned in the incinerator. You may also get things that you want for free.

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I think that the government may be worried as choosing freeganism as a lifestyle may lead to outbreaks of diseases from the food that is shared with friends, family and the freegan community.

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I agree with some principles of freeganism, such as minimising consumption. However, I feel that many freegans seem to have increased their consumerism since their conversion. They consume, not by buying, but by finding or receiving.

Their dumpster diving expeditions produce an almost drug-like high, no different than what conventional consumer shopping gives a shopaholic. If you replace the word “find” with “buy”, the thinking and behaviours are essentially the same. It’s just that one involves the exchange of money.
If the intent was truly to reduce consumption (i.e, anti-consumerism), there should be a reluctance to possess the item, a desire to pass it on to those who truly need it, and an outcry to reduce its demand and production. And althoughFreegans decry capitalism, but they are still benefiting from it. They say they don’t like waste, but rely on others to be wasteful to continue in their ways. Many of them operate under the guise of environmentalism, but when you talk to them, they mostly want to tell you about their sensational finds and how thrilling it was to get their first branded handbag.

Many of them say they are reducing harm to the environment, but as one blogger put it, “Just because one picks up something for free that has been discarded, and doesn’t directly give money to the corporation which produced it, doesn’t make the production of that item harmless. The lack of money changing hands hardly ‘divorce

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- i feel that through practising freeganism , people will be more conscious about saving their enviroment. people will pick up some unwanted items from the trash , supermarkets and different places. they will either reuse it or modify it such that it is presentable in a good condition. this allows the freegans to realise that , other than throwing away unwanted stuff that they do not want , they can actually change the item such that they can use it again. by recycling and reusing stuff , there are lesser trash and hence less pollution , which also aids in reminding people to save and protect the environment

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I think that he may be able to learn to be more appreciative and grateful for the things he have.Through what he does,he might be able to see and know how much food is wasted and the things that are thrown away when they still can be used.He can also help himself through this activity as he most likely is able to use the food and items for himself and for others.

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Family and friends would be affected and be encouraged to be a freegan as freeganism is advantageous in many ways. They would think that since my friend is doing it why not join in. Family memebers would be contented that their relative is doing something good for the environment and encouraging him or helping him. However i think some family members or friends would be disgusted and break their relationship. They would wonder why would he do such a thing because freeganism is abnormal and uncommon and it can lead the friend not wanting to hang out with such a weird person. Dumpster diving is like what beggars do and the friend would think he does not have a job to support himself and thus leaving him. Family members would also be discourageous as they think other people would look down on freegans and ruin their image.

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I feel that it allows the freegan to save money as they can get whatever resources they need from the dump. They can eat up the leftover food that people throw away if it is in good condition and use the bags and shoes they find. The freegan can also earn money through selling whatever they find after they clean it properly.

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i think that the family and friends of freegans may not be supportive of this lifestyle as they may want the freegan to do more useful activites that are more beneficial in their opinion. the freegan may also start to become distant from their friends and family as they become too engrossed in freeganism and may forget to socialize with their friends.

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I feel that it's bad because they might rely on free things more often and they will become dependent on others, so they will take it for granted that they will always have free things for them.

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I think that one benefit of freeganism

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I think that overtime freeganers might feel that they can save a lot of money thus they may not try to improve themselves to earn more as they feel that they can save a lot of money through this

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He might get diseases or food poisoning when he eats the leftover food from the markets, because the fruits and vegetables will not be fresh at the end of the day and insects like flies could have infected it during the day, which is not hygienic.

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Since freeganism reduces food wastage, there is a lower demand for food as the waste are being used by the freegan. Due to the decrease in the demand for food, farmers would not earn as much as they do not sell as many crops, which would then lead to the loss of livelihood of some farmers.
Since the freegans do not pay for their food, they would be paying less taxes, that would cause a decrease in the country's economy. Due to the decrease in taxes, the government may not have enough fund for building the country, this causing the country to be less developed.
Since there is lesser wastage, the government/country would not have to burn as much trash and find land to store those trash. That would help the government to save money on burning the trash and paying for the land used to store the burned trash, thus helping the economy.

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I think that the guy probably does not feel so good at first but after a while, he gets familiar to dumpster diving. He also feels relatively stress free because he does not need much money as he gets most of his stuff from the trash. However, he may feel sad sometimes because his family may not be supportive of this

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the government will be able to save money used on the combustion of goods because they get reused.
The industries and manufacturers would need to produce less goods to replace the food or goods that were disposed of, cutting down on both resources and funds. There would also be job opportunities in the freeganism community which can help to boost the economy

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Freegan may start to feel like they are the only ones that are contributing to the environment,because of this, they may look down on other people and brag about the contribution to the environment thus becoming more arrogant

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Freeganism may not be widely accepted among us due to minor misunderstandings like how dumpster diving does not hold the literal but figurative meaning in this case. Our family members or loved ones may feel disgusted by our actions and could be baffled by the great extents to get free things to save money. It may be tough to explain to them about the benefits of a freegan lifestyle as they may insists on the shamelessness of such an act and deduce that one is financially instable to resort to such means. Thus, with misinterpretations between them, it inevitably sours relationships when they are unable to communicate with each other. As a result, they may drift apart since the family members may not accept the freegan’s views and acts, leading to negativity and disagreements among them.

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I think that the people who do this gains a bit financially as they don’t have to buy things like bags and food which are things that are needed on a day to day basis. However some discretion would be needed as not everything is safe for use. For example, some things and some foods could have bacteria growing in them.

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I feel that freeganism will open the eyes of the freegan to the amount of waste that we generate each day and teach him/her to not waste things and reuse items. It will also encourage him/her to help save the environment by reducing waste, reusing items in good condition and recycling recyclables.

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I believe that freeganism can lighten the financial load on yourself. By getting items for free, you would not need to spend that much money as compared to buying everything new. This would reduce the amount spent as things like food, bags, shoes and many other items can all be found.

However, as there would be people who look down on freeganism, freegans might end up only socialising with their own community. This would distance them from other people. They may also be ostracised by family and friends who look down on freeganism

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He would start feel good himself as he believe he is doing a good cause for the environment.
He would be too dependent on the free things that people give away and he would rely on other people

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Freegans can help give their friends and family things that they found that they would need to use in their life.
Negative:
Freegans may spend too much time searching for things that they may not be able to spend much time with family and friends so their relationship may not be as good as before.
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Their family and friends may not support them as they may think that freeganism is not a good lifestyle to take and may think that they should stop being a freegan

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By being a freegan, one can reduce food wastage while saving money at the same time. A lot of food waste is produced in Singapore, so one might feel a sense of accomplishment by doing their part to help reduce the food wastage in Singapore. By joining the Freeman community, one can also make new friends. Because people in the freegan community would most likely understand your reason for becoming a freegan, and it is easier to become friends with people who understand what you do or support what you do.
However, since freegans consume leftover food from food sellers, the food may not be hygienic. This may cause food poisoning if the freegans consume the food. Some freegans also consume expired food, and some types of food should not be consumed when expired.

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There will be less pressure on the government to find ways to reduce food wastage. There will also be a reduced need for landfills due to the reduction in food wastage

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positive - 1)close friends and family may be proud of you as you are actually saving the environment by reducing the waste.
2) some friends may not be rich enough to afford some things, you can help them by giving them the things u found that they need.
3) By being a freegan, u can reuse furniture that was dumped, thus saving money for the family. U will have more money to spend on the family, for example, family trip.
Negative - 1) Family members may not be able to accept dumpster diving. The relationship between you and your family may be broken because of the difference in mindset.
2) Family members may get despised by others because of wad u r doing. Close friends may leave u if they can't accept freeganism and refuse to communicate with you.

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People may rely on u to help them get the things for them instead of getting the things themselves

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I think that one benefit is that the freegan may influence his family and

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I think more people may be aware of waste and take some initiative to cut down on waste.
There may also be pressure on the freegan as he may feel the need to fufil the people's wishes.

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The freegans's family might not accept their different behaviour and might shun them. Although it may be possible to overcome this In the long run, the freegans would still have to deal with the effects of their choices.

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I think freeganism is targeted at food waste because even though 9 out of 10 Singaporeans are concerned about food waste, we still generated 788 600 tonnes of food waste in 2017 alone which is equivalent to one person throwing 140 kg worth of food or everyone in Singapore throwing away 2 bowls of rice a day. Food wastage has risen up to 50% in just a decade alone and soon enough, Singapore would require a a landfill every 30-35 years, and the 13% of food waste being recycled is not enough. Freeganism will allow others to appreciate food, be able to understand how precious our resources are, the edible food going to the incineration plant will only take up space in the landfill which Singapore is lacking of , a wasteful amount. Freeganism community will allow me to make new friends who appreciate our resources. But hygiene is very hard to ensure as insects could have infested these items and brought along diseases, if not washed properly, these food also might have gone bad and lack of observation will only put my health at risk.

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The freegan may feel proud that he has done his or her part in helping the environment by reducing food wastage. It also helps he or she to save money by getting things that are going to be given away or disposed but are still in good condition. People in Singapore create a lot of trash everyday, and the freegan may feel accomplished that it has helped Singapore to reduce the amount of trash that it has and get items that he or she may need at the same time.
However, if the Freegan consumes food that is unhygienic or already spoilt, it may cause them to have food poisoning.

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It may not be very healthy to eat food found from the dumpster. Not everyone throws away perfectly good food, some people have a good reason to do so, for an example some of the food maybe expired or infested with pests

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I honestly don’t think freegans will get accepted by all they’re family and friends. Some people find feegans disgusting as they live by free thrown away stuff. Like for example friendships might get broken due to the fact that they are freegans and some people don’t hve much acceptance. There will be alot  of misunderstandings as a lot of people judges very fast. If family and friends accept the fact that your are a freegan , they will support you and even might join the freegan society. The impacts are very good or just very bad. Talking about family maybe the whole family will disgust you and exclude you from everything. Also being a freegan you can realise your true friends as they won’t leave your side.

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Family and friends may not be as supportive due to assumptions made about dumpster diving, which many people believe to be the main method in which freegans obtain their free goods. This might lead to family thinking that freegans are beggars who forage through others' trash for the sole purpose of getting free stuff and not working hard to buy it for themselves. Friends may be more concerned about the hygiene standards freegans have about constantly searching in trash bins or dumpsters, and distance themselves from freegan acquaintances so as to avoid contracting diseases or germs that they assume is on all freegans.

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I think that the family and friends may not be supportive of the person becoming a freegan at first but gradually accept it over time. The freegan may be able to influence his or her friends and family to put in their own effort to save the environment or even become a freegan himself.

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It is bad for the government because when more and more people take things for free, not many people will spend money and buy things. So the economy will become very bad (??), and the government will start losing money, and the demand will be very lowm

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other people might look down on you because they see you finding for things in what other people do not want and have thrown away. they will feel that maybe you have the ability to do normal work but why are you here looking through what other people have thrown away and surviving with them.

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I think that the government might not be so open to this as if a lot of people practice freeganism, supermarkets will have a drop in sales many of which government have stocks(Temasek Holdings) in Supermarkets like NTUC. This may cause the government to earn lesser every year since people may not see why they should invest in somethingw that is not as popular anymore and is going to declining in popularity. This in turn may cause them to devote less money to less important sectors of the economy. When less money are devoted to such sectors economic growth could slow down which can cause upset amongst people and people’s unsatisfication towards the government.

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I think that it depends on the family. If the family is the type that loves the environment and normally supports the child instead of carving the way for the child , I think that they will probably be approve of the child’s decision as they may think it is a good way to contribute to both the enovironment and society.

However if the parents are over concerned and those who expect the child to be earning big bucks, they will probably object as they would think is unhygienic and they money earned from it would be a meagre amount.

Friends would probably either be disgusted or would support depending on what their views on freeganism are.

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I think the freeganism lifestyle is great as it can show how much food is wasted and this may impact people to stop wasting so much food. It could also reduce waste.

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I think that the country may not accept it as they most likely thinks that eating things from the trash can may lead to diseases and viruses which would negatively affect the country. Freeganism on a large scale may affect the economy as many people may start to eat from the waste, which meant that less people would actually buy from the store, which then leads to economic downfall as little money is getting spun around. Therefore, the country most likely will not accept freeganism

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There may be more land free of waste as there will be less waste on the landfills. The land that is free of waste can then be used for other purposes like housing.

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I think that he may be able to learn to be more appreciative of the things he have as he is able to witness the amount of good food wasted and the number of useable things thrown away.This can also help him as he can take the things and/or food found to use for himself.

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Many people may feel that since there are already people to feed on the "leftover" food, there would be no need for them reduce their own food wastage. It would be the problem us Singaporeans have with over-reliance on cleaners all over again.

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freeganism may be what brings the community together as they can walk around together to help each other find the things that they need, making them socialize and interact with one another

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There would less waste in the country if more people adopt a freegan lifestyle as they would get more things free instead of buying items so using less plastic bags leading to a more environmentally friendly place

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- families and friends of the freegans may not support them practising such a habit , and this might strain their relationship. freegans may be considered as “disgusting people” that digs through trash and picks up items that they are going to use it again. their families and friends might not feel good being around someone like this, as they might think that everyone is going to judge them for being “rubbish collectors”. the friends and family members may also feel like freegans are practising an uncivilised job and they look like trash pickers who have not undergone any sort of education. they might feel like if they are near freegans, people might regard them as “the same kind” as the freegans, and they might feel like it lowers their status and destroys their reputation. this might cause them to leave the freegans and decide not to have any contact with them at all as they might feel like its a shame being near the freegans. hence this strains the relationship between the freegans and their family and friends

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Some family members would not be very supportive of this idea as they think that this is an embarrassing activity. Some people would think that they are not in their right state of mind as normally people wouldn’t be looking for stuff in the dumpster or bringing stuff that people have thrown away back home.

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Freeganism can help society. For example, you can donate the things that you found to the needy, such as food, allowing them to save money. You can also bond with other freegans.
However, society may think that rummaging through dumpsters is weird, and will refuse to accept your actions.

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He may not be accepted by his family or his friends for what he does.He maybe looked down for picking up things from dustbin and they consider that is not a “real job”.They can misunderstand and overlook the benefits for the enviromment

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Family and friends may get items that they need for free and be more aware of the enormity of the food waste issue.

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Freeganism allows freegans to bond with more like themselves and maybe work together to find more things they think are valuable. Freegans can also find things to give to others and help them. For example, the freegans can help their neighbours pick up vegetables for consumption and the neighbours would get to save money as well. This would also strengthen ties between them and the neighbours would also help the freegans whenever necessary

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It may encourage people to waste more food as they may think that food isn't wastedl as there are people to collect the food that is thrown away and resell them.

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I think that freeganism could affect the relationships between self and family as they may not support that way of life. They might think that it is very disgusting because reusing old bags, shoes and other accessories are not hygienic, thus prefer to buy new things. Because of that they would become more distant with each other

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The community and society will be able to encourage each other to promote freeganism, accept it as a societal norm instead of always thinking that dumpster diving seems humiliating . The community and society will appreciate every resource and instead of just throwing food out, using sense of touch, visually, smell, to determine whether an item has gone bad. Objects can be reused instead of just getting new items. Lesser food created , the lesser waste going to incineration plant, lesser space taken up on the landfill

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Freeganism allows the person to give away the things that he discovered or found.Like distributing vegetables and other food to the public and the neighbourhood.This may help to strengthen relationships between neighbours and families.This may also inspire others to do their part in helping the country to reduce food wastage and wastage in general.

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Freegans who have less accepting family and friends might distance themselves from them. They might choose to believe that their lifestyle is correct or they might end up abandoning freeganism.

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Family and friends may distance themselves from freegans due to assumptions they made about freegans dumpster diving. Dumpster diving might give them an incorrect view of their family member or friend foraging through others' trash, which might be viewed as not hygienic or disgusting to them. This might lead family and friends to distance themselves from freegans to prevent themselves from contracting 'diseases' from them.

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I feel that freeganism may encourage the family members of the freegan to also take part in it. This will help increase the number of freegans and thus more people will help to save the environment.
Negative:
I feel that the family members of the freegan may be disgusted by his/her actions and discourage him/her thus he/she will stop being a freegan and may influence the people that are freegans with him/her to also stop.

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Positive:
The country may be able to save more amounts of food and lessen their food wastage as instead of storeowners throwing away their leftover food, they can give their leftover food to the freegans to eat and less food will be wasted, saving space for the country.
Negative:
The country’s economy will be worst as less people. will be buying things which will mean there are less taxes as freegans won’t buy thing anymore.

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Less people would go to work and instead would rely on others for food, this would cause the country's economy to decrease.

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Once family and friends understand what freegans are trying to do to save the environment, they may start to think of freegans as people who are making a positive change to the environment and might become more supportive and proud of them.

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If freegans were to view freeganism lifestyles positively, there would be a sense of accomplishment as they clearly know that they have played a significant role in saving the environment. By reducing the amount of waste on Earth that would ultimately be burned in incinerators, they help reduce the amount of toxic chemicals that pollute the air others breathe in. They learned not to be overly self-conscious and to take pride in their actions. Hence, with a firm stand, the opinions of others will not sway their decision-making processes in the future. Moreover, it could widen their circle of friends as they seek those who have the same interests and aim in mind as them by joining freegan societies. It also cultivates open-minded individuals as they put themselves in others’ shoes. Therefore, they are capable of accepting others for who they are and not judge them critically for their differences.

On the other hand, if freegans were to view their freeganism lifestyles negatively and not take unpleasant criticism with a pinch of salt, it affects their mental state and how they perceive themselves. They will feel demoralized, thereby lowering their self-esteem and change how they carry themselves in the public.

Thus, they should embrace their passion and be persistent about their goals. The impact on self truly lies in their attitude.

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Freeganism reduces food wastage, in turn reducing the amount of fumes and pollutants in the air that are released when burning waste. This would not only lead to a decreased need for electricity to power air purifiers, but also a decreased need for farm machines like tractors which run on fuel, because there is no longer a need to supply as much food as before. Thus, less electricity would be needed, and the government can direct the money from taxes on electricity towards other venues such as healthcare and education, which would improve the nation as a whole. This also applies to water as less water is needed to grow crops and rear animals for food, so more water and money is saved. These would contribute greatly towards our nation, so it makes a positive change.

On the other hand, less food wasted also leads to less food needed, so the some farms that make jobs for people as farmers might have to close down. With less jobs in industrial areas and agriculture, more unemployed people would flood the streets, which might lead to Singapore's economy faltering. This might also cause riots when unemployed people demand the government to do something about the unemployment rate, which might in turn cause much of the government's resources to be turned to trying to prevent or stop such acts from happening.

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Freeganism can help the society to be more aware of food wastage, thus reduce the amount of food wastage. Also, it reminds the people to not throw away their things just because they prefer brand new ones even though the old ones r still functioning

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It would possibly help oneself to become more organised and disciplined. Living with a large amount of items may push them to be neat. Having to travel to sites and search for usable items may also be time consuming and having to juggle both their full time jobs and this could encourage them to better manage their time.

However, using these items, which, unpleasantly put were picked up from the rubbish bins, may give one some health problems. Food which were found may have been thrown away because it was contaminated, and the same goes to other goods. Many times people have their reasons for throwing away what may seem "perfectly fine" and "brand new" on the surface, until the bacteria that lie inside are seen under a microscope. Take for example mattresses. They might have been urinated on before or are usually contaminated somehow. If freegans are not conscious enough about hygiene, they may contract some contagious illness. More commonly, they may get food poisoning from certain food which may be contaminated as well.

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When you are doing freeganism, your family members and your friends may or may not support you. They might support you maybe it is because they realize that through this activity, not all the things you brought home are dirty and are still in working conditions. Freeganism is also a way to save money and provides the opportunity to work out at the same time, saving the environment. However they also might not support you because since young, their parents would have let them use things bought from the stores. This makes them feel that taking something from other people's trash and keeping them as "treasure" might be disgusting.

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I feel that freeganism can let you and your neighbours save the environment together and at the same time have closer relationships . For example if sometimes you took a lot of food that is expiring soon, instead of not finishing them and throwing the other foods away, you can give them to your neighbours and not waste them. This reduces the amount of trash being thrown away and your neighbours might be thankful to you for giving them free food, this strengthens their relationship. Also, you can introduce them to freeganism if they ask you why are you keep sharing food with them. If they are supportive of it, you can do freeganism with them, this let's more people save the environment.

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I think that if more people do freeganism and have free food, less people buy things from supermarket and the people working will have less income.

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Freeganisn can influence your family and friends and encourage them to be a freegan. It would be a healthy bonding lifestyle for your family and for your friends to learn more about one another.

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If more people become freegans, less products would be bought so companies would sell less products and earn less money

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I think that depending on how different families think, they could encourage the freegan to continue with freeganism or they could not approve of it.
Some parents may be proud that their child is helping to save the environment by being freegans, and may support freeganism. However, some parents may disapprove of freeganism because they think that it is unhygienic and are worried that their child might fall sick due to eating the leftover or expired food. That may also think that taking used items is disgusting.

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The items or food they take may be contaminated and can transmit contagious diseases, which may cause the person dumpster diving to fall ill, and would have to spend money treating their sickness. Contamination can easily occur as the name "dumpster diving" suggests that the items are placed close to a dumpster, which is filled with bacteria. Stray animals may also urinate on those items and insects may also start living in those items. Though they may sterilise the items after collecting it, some bacteria are extremely hard to kill and there would most probably be bacteria left, some of which may be extremely harmful. As bacteria can't be seen with the naked eye, it us close to impossible to tell if there r any harmful organisms living on it unless you own a microscope or some sort.
Although there's downsides to dumpster diving, there are also positive sides, for example, it cultivates a healthy lifestyle through going around the neighborhood looking for unwanted/preloved goods, promoting exercise. The food found are mainly vegetables, which promotes a healthy diet.
Since it is a community, they would be able to meet more people and expand their circle of friends, and developing social skills at the same.

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I think that family and friends would be affected as they might not completely trust that the food collected is safe. Therefore they would not endorse freeganism