Home is where the garbage goes?

Looking for an extreme way to get people talking about sustainable living?

Professor Dr. Jeff Wilson of Austin, Texas was, so he decided to sell his belongings and move into a 36 square foot dumpster where he’s been living for the last six months. You can’t get much more extreme than that.

He’s organized his project into phases. He recently added a washer and dryer, and intends to install solar panels during the next phase as part of his focus on renewable energy. You can follow his progress at dumpsterproject.org.

I have to wonder, when Dr. Wilson does a presentation on his dumpster living adventure, does he call it a “trash talk?”

Read the full article here: Texas Professor Moved into Dumpster to ‘Explore the Idea of Less’