A box full of potatoes, apples with just a few brown spots, heads of lettuce or several pumpkins – the 23-year-old student Moritz H. got all these groceries out of the dumpsters of Würzburg supermarkets. But although these have already been disposed of, he makes himself liable to prosecution. “The moment I container, I’m aware that I’m criminalizing myself,” he says. “So there’s definitely a fear of getting caught.” Nevertheless, he actively decides to go into containers or garbage diving. He is primarily concerned with the moral aspect.
