Contributed Jan 2011:
New Frontiers in Flagstaff, AZ
Go at night once they have closed, there is a main dumpster that you can creep in, but you gotta be cautious because the exit for the police station goes right next to the can… never had any trouble though, also as a bonus… there is a compost bin that they donate to farmers and people like ourselves which is located (if facing the dumpster) maybe about 60 feet behind the dumpster next to the building.
Trader Joe’s in Scottsdale, AZ
Frank Lloyd Wright and 78th st – for this one you have to go around 11pm, one worker caught me at about 10pm but nothing came of it, we just parted ways, me with 30lbs of organic apples in tow…
There is another located on Scottsdale and Lincoln, as a bonus it has a an AJ’s which is a bourgeois grocer nearby. I went to the TJs in the day and was caught, but it seems doable anyways since the trash is so offset from the store, also, I snagged some stuff from AJ’s, but there was not a lot of time to explore. I am sure at night these would yield a serious bounty…
Folks living in Tempe can just hop on the 72 N and ride to both of these locations, as the 72 N goes down Scottsdale Road day and night… but it’s only a 20 mile bike ride, so, it’s easy to tough out as well–
I found another AJ’s on Camleback and 44th and another one on Camleback and 2nd st.(-ish); good food. There are a lot of pizza places everywhere too. I don’t know, I doubt many people care about Arizona, sadly; it is a place that could really use a radical base as the border racism is rampant and cop protests would be surely justified.
Contributed December 2021:
Safeway in Tucson, AZ
There is a Safeway in Tucson that I lived years off of. Crossroads are Twin Peaks and Silverbell. There was good stuff anytime of day I went, but in summer obviously you gotta use good judgement.
Contributed April 2022:
Yuma, AZ
Dumpsters Worth Diving (Best time of the year is during the winter when all of the Snow-Birds are in town!):
1. Albertsons · Grocery Store
2378 W 24th St
Open
Good most of the time, better on week-ends. Recently closed their compactor and started using regular dumpsters. Out in the open and unlocked
2. Albertsons · Grocery Store
252 W 32nd St · In Big Curve Shopping Center
Open · Closes 10PM · (928) 726-9500
Good most of the time, better on week-ends (…one of the best in town!). Often full of delicatessen and 5-star salads on weekends.
3. Food City · Supermarket
2600 W 16th St · In Plaza Del Rio
Open · Closes 10PM · (928) 343-0840
You never know what will be there…
4. Del Sol Market · Grocery Store
367 W 16th St #1 · In Yuma Mesa Shopping Center
Open
Consistently one of the best in town! Often 3-4 dumpsters FULL of produce! They never chase anyone away.
5. Food City · Supermarket
1240 W 8th St
Open · Closes 10PM · (928) 782-3821
You never know what will be there.
6. Del Sol Market · Grocery Store
280 S 4th Ave
Open ⋅ Closes 9PM · (928) 782-2598
Good for produce, most of the time.
7. 99 Cent Store
369-4th Ave. & 17th Street (next door to Del Sol, #4 above)
Good most of the time has toys/gadgets for children, snack foods; produce on occasion.
If you’re headed west on I-8,there are no other dumpsters for the next 150 miles, until you enter metro San Diego.
Yuma is VERY benevolent with street campers, especially if you have out of state/Arizona plates! You can make contact with other snow-birds, etc., under the Freeway/River Park. There is a Planet-Fitness/Crossroads-Mission for showers, etc..
Peace/Joy