# The fine art of dumpster diving

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxFargo
- Speaker: Thomas Dambo
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/thomas_dambo_the_fine_art_of_dumpster_diving)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What’s the most impressive thing you could make from trash—a pencil holder, perhaps an eccentric piece of home decor? In this offbeat talk, dumpster diver and artist Thomas Dambo reveals the gigantic trash trolls he has hidden across the Earth’s forests. And they have something to say about our wasteful habits: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure."

## Lectures

1. [The fine art of dumpster diving](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/thomas_dambo_the_fine_art_of_dumpster_diving/2c740c4166ae), 10 min (TED's player)