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Video: They Dove Into A Dumpster & Resurfaced In Love
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John Del Signore
Published May 17, 2017
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In a 2015 Gothamist story headlined "Millennials Are Moving To Buffalo & Living Like Kings," Jordan Teicher reported that the rust belt town was enjoying a "comeback," with census data showing a surge of college graduates under 35 years old moving to the area. And it looks like college students are also doing well in Buffalo, at least judging by the high quality crap they're routinely jettisoning.
Filmmaker Jeff Seal spent some time with two upstate dumpster divers as part of his ongoing series chronicling the DIY trash recovery lifestyle. This time around Seal learned a very special lesson—that sometimes, hidden in plain sight among the old desk lamps and broken brassieres, a tender-hearted dumpster diver can acquire something utterly intangible and life-changing: an intimate human connection that stands the test of time. Watch, and let the dumpster's ineffable secrets warm your trashy heart:
Check back later for Seal's next video: The 10 Sexiest Brooklyn Dumpster Diving Date Spots.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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