README.md

---
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  - name: Latitude
    dtype: float64
  - name: Longitude
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  - name: dumpster_created
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  - name: voting
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configs:
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  - split: 2025.07.01
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language:
- en
- de
tags:
- geospatial
- food
- supermarkets
- free
license: odbl
---

# Dataset Card for "Dataset of Dumpster Diving Spots"

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Community-collected dumpster diving spots and their ratings from https://www.dumpstermap.org (or better https://dumpstermap.herokuapp.com/dumpsters).

![image/png](https://cdn-uploads.huggingface.co/production/uploads/64e489bd94d56c7ee216c104/YhQMctmysc9FxlluDEovD.png)

Updated monthly using https://github.com/Hitchwiki/dumpster-archiver.


## Dataset Details

### Dataset Description

- **Curated by:** Moritz Duchêne
- **Shared by:** @tillwenke
- **Language(s) (NLP):** English, German
- **License:** Open Datebase License (odbl)

### Dataset Sources

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- **Repository:** https://github.com/Debakel/Dumpstermap
- **Demo:** https://www.dumpstermap.org/

## Uses

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- gift and sharing econonmy research
- policy research


## Dataset Creation

### Curation Rationale

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The data points collected on https://www.dumpstermap.org/ were only accessible via the web site interface, this dataset should serve as a starting point to run analytics on the data that is collected there.

Storing the data on huggingface will also serve as a layer of redundancy in case https://www.dumpstermap.org/ vanishes.


### Source Data

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- spots (`Latitude` & `Longitude`) from https://www.dumpstermap.org/ e.g. waste bins of supermarkets
- there can be multiple reviews (`voting` & `comment`) of each spot over time

#### Data Collection and Processing

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- data was collected on https://www.dumpstermap.org/ which is run by Moritz Duchêne
- each single spot or review is added without review or verification

#### Who are the source data producers?

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- indiviual entries are crowd-sourced

#### Personal and Sensitive Information

<!-- State whether the dataset contains data that might be considered personal, sensitive, or private (e.g., data that reveals addresses, uniquely identifiable names or aliases, racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientations, religious beliefs, political opinions, financial or health data, etc.). If efforts were made to anonymize the data, describe the anonymization process. -->

- identities of the crowd-sourcers are not recorded thus the `name` is `Anonymous` to avoid linking entries to any individual
- this information is sensitive because the practice of dumpster diving might not be legal in all regions where data is collected

## Bias, Risks, and Limitations

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- spots are biased towards Europe
- entries can be outdated or wrong due to the lack of verification

## Citation 

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**BibTeX:**

```
@misc{dumpster,
author = {Till Wenke},
title = {Dataset of Dumpster Diving Spots},
year = {2025},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/Hitchwiki/dumpster-diving-spots},
}
```


## Dataset Card Contact

- @tillwenke