Lately, I’ve stumbled across a couple articles on Freeganism, which is a new word for me. Freegan.info describes freegans–“people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources,”–and their common tenets:

Waste Reclamation
Waste Minimization
Eco-Friendly Transportation
Rent-Free Housing
Going Green
Working Less/ Voluntary Joblessness

Here’s a piece in the BBC from a while back, and in the New York Press, and a recent feature in the Washington Post.