Robin Greenfield’s Interviews with the Media

France 2 – He organizes giant picnics with food found in garbage cans… Robin Greenfield, the US American who wants to save the planet (French) – 01/29/2019

Franceinfo – VIDEO. He organizes giant picnics with food found in garbage cans… Robin Greenfield, the US American who wants to save the planet (French) – 01/29/2019

SupremeMaster TV – Part 1. Part 2. Part 3 – 10/16/2018

We Are Change Orlando – Robin Greenfield Speech at March Against Monsanto Orlando 2018 – 05/22/2018

W24 TV Bicycle – Talk and Ride – Das TV-Radl in Meidling – 11/27/2017

BrightVibes – Robin Greenfield’s Stolen Bamboo Bike turns Bad Deeds into Good – 11/21/2017

Bicycling Magazine – The Nicest Person on the Planet Had His Bike Stolen, And Hugged the Thief Upon Its Return – 11/15/2017

CBS8.com – Man raises money to replace stolen bicycles – 11/15/2017

ABC 10 News – Man turns bike theft into act of giving – 11/14/2017

ATTN: / TED – The amount of food we waste every year is absurd. – 11/13/2017

NBC 7 San Diego – Stolen Bike Sparks One Man’s Mission to Help Others – 11/11/2017

Pear Video – Break free! I only have two thousand dollars to live a minimal life (Chinese) – 09/08/2017

Tree Hugger – Robin Greenfield: How we can be the change we want to see in a “messed up” world – 08/04/2017

DW.com – Living Planet: The waste warrior – 04/20/2017

Al Jazeera English – For 30 days, Robin Greenfield wore every piece of trash he produced. His message: Stop making so much waste! – 03/01/2017

Mind Body Green – How (And Why) I’m Not Buying Anything New For An Entire Year – 02/22/2017

Inside Edition – How Perfectly Edible Food Is Being Tossed In The Dumpster Rather Than Donated – 02/10/2017

La Crosse Tribune – UW-L grad fights for environmental change with book, Discovery UK television series – 02/01/2017

OMTimes Media – From Drunk Dude to Dude Making a Difference with Robin Greenfield – 12/08/2016

Washington Post – ‘Nicest guys ever’ arrested while dumpster-diving to feed the homeless – 12/08/2016

UW Alumni News – Difference Dude – 12/05/2016

Mic.com – Police in Pennsylvania Arrested Two Men. Their Crime? Dumpster Diving for Non-Expired Food to Feed the Hungry. – 12/03/2016

TreeHugger – Activist Establishes Dumpster Divers Defense Fund to Help ‘Food Waste Warriors’ – 11/21/2016

Tout Compte Fait – France 2 – Robin Greenfield: The Robin Hood of Modern Times (French) – 11/09/16

Tout Compte Fait – France 2 – Robin Greenfield: The Man Who Defies Supermarkets (French) – 11/07/16

The Times Tribune – Friends of Lackawanna Celebrates Longevity – 11/04/2016

New York Times – For a month, Robin Greenfield Wore Every Piece of Trash He Created to Help Raise Awareness About How Much US Americans Waste. His Trash Suit Weighs Nearly 84 Pounds. – 11/01/2016

CBC Marketplace – Food Waste: How Much Food do Supermarkets Throw Away? – 10/31/16

BBC Mundo – The Environmental Activist Who Wore his Own Garbage for 30 days on the Streets of New York (Spanish) – 10/31/16

Al Jazeera – Environmental Activist Roams the Streets of New York Wearing his Daily Trash (Arabic) – 10/29/16

Circa – Meet Robin Greenfield. He Wore All the Trash he Made for a Month. – 10/29/16

CBC Marketplace – This Man has a Different Solution to Food that Otherwise Gets Thrown Away. – 10/26/16

Huffington Post Live – Live with Jay Shetty Speaking About Trash Me and Going Zero Waste – 10/24/16

The Weather Channel – Yes, This Guy Has Worn His Trash for 30 Days. – 10/19/2016

NowThis – This Guy is Wearing 30 Days’ Worth of Trash – Live at Union Square, NYC– 10/18/16

UPROXX – Robin Greenfield is Wearing a Suit Made of Trash Around New York City. For a Good Reason. – 10/15/16

Smithsonian Magazine – Meet an Environmental Activist and an Artist Who Share a Passion for “Trashion” – 10/14/16

Telemundo – Meet The “Garbage Man” Who Cares for the Planet (Spanish) 10/13/16

ATTN: – Unlike US Americans, Germans Take Recycling Seriously. – 10/10/16

CBS Radio New York – NYC Man Wearing Suit Made Of Trash To Raise Recycling Awareness – 10/06/2016

RT America – Trashin’ for fashion? Man walks around NYC wearing garbage for a cause – 10/06/2016

Metro – This NYC Man Wears his Trash On his Sleeve – 10/05/16

Yahoo – New York Trash Man Tells US Americans Wake Up to Garbage – 10/04/16

AFP Agence France-Presse – In New York, a garbage man to awaken consciences – 10/04/2016

Miami Herald – Man Wears Every Piece of Trash he Generates for 30 Days – 10/03/16

NowThis – This Guy is Wearing his Own Trash to Prove a Point About Sustainability – 10/03/16

Metro UK – Guy pledges to wear all the rubbish he produces for one month – 10/02/2016

Mashable – Activist Wears Month’s Worth of Trash to Visualize Our Wasteful Habits – 09/30/16

USA Today – Man Pledges to Wear All the Trash he Produces For 1 Month – 09/30/16

NY Daily News – SEE IT: NYC Activist Wears 30 Days of Trash to Raise Food Waste and Hunger Awareness – 09/30/16

NowThis – Robin Greenfield is Wearing All of the Trash He Creates for a Month, to Raise Awareness to the Fact that the Average US American Produces 4.4 Pounds of Trash Per Day. – 09/29/2016

Takepart – See the Guy Wearing 30 Days’ Worth of Garbage Around NYC – 09/29/16

The Weather Channel – This Man Is Wearing His Trash for a Very Good Reason. – 09/27/2016

Huffington Post – This Guy Is Wearing Every Piece Of Garbage He Generates For A Month – 09/26/16

NPR- Beautiful World – People are Good! World Travel with No Money. – 09/26/16

NEWS.COM.AU – These Guys Survived 10 Weeks in South America With No Money – 09/21/16

UPROXX – This Man Ate For Only $4 per Day To Help You Rethink Your Relationship With Food – 09/13/16

New Zealand Herald – South America On an Empty Wallet – 09/11/16

Treehugger – This Dude is Going to Wear All the Trash he Creates in a Month – 09/09/16

CNN Espanol – You Can Eat healthy on Only $4 per Day (Spanish) – 09/06/16

Upworthy – The Media Can Portray the World as a Scary Place, But This Man Went on a Journey to Prove to Everyone that Good People Exist Everywhere. – 09/06/16

National Geographic Traveler Netherlands – Free Travel: From Panama to San Diego Without a Penny in his Pocket (Dutch) – 09/03/16

Lonely Planet – Man Travels From Panama to San Diego Thanks to the Kindness of Strangers – 08/23/16

Today Show Australia – Free Travel: The World is Full of Good People – 08/20/16

Lumina News – Nationally Known Environmentalist Shares Story – 08/17/2016

ABC Wilmington, NC – Environmental Activist Shows Students How to Reduce Plastic Waste – 08/15/2016

Attn: – US Americans Literally Waste 40% of Their Food – 08/02/16

Films For Action – Sustainable Living Series with Robin Greenfield – 07/26/16

CBS This Morning – Interview on Food Waste in the USA – 07/21/16

Superhero Academy – Robin Greenfield: How to Live Happier With Less – 07/19/16

The Sunday Times – How it Feels to … Survive Without Money – 06/05/16

Sun Sentinel – Activist Digs Through Dumpsters to Highlight Food Waste – 06/01/16

RadioTimes – How to Travel for 72 Days Without Spending Any Money – 05/18/16

EcoWatch – I Am Only One Dude, But I Am Making a Difference – 05/13/16

The Guardian – Zero-waste Bloggers: The Millennials Who Can Fit a Year’s Worth of Trash in a Jar – 04/22/16

The New Heroes and Pioneers – The Do-Good Dude, Tiny House Living & the Mississippi River – 04/13/16

WGN Radio Chicago – Robin Greenfield Only Owns 111 Possessions! – 04/07/16

La Nacion – Un activista estadounidense pasó un año comiendo sólo lo que encontraba en la basura (Spanish) – 04/04/16

Huffington Post India – This Man Has Exactly 111 Possessions. And He’s Happy. – 03/25/2016

Ashland Daily Press – ‘A Dude Making a Difference’: Ashland’s Greenfield Writes Book, Enjoys Simple Life – 03/25/16

Discovery Channel Latin America – Viajeros Sin Dinero – 03/15/2016

Discovery Channel UK – Free Ride – 03/15/2016

Mountain Life Magazine – Dude Making a Difference – 02/22/16

TreeHugger – Dude Making a Difference (book review) – 02/08/16

TEDx Teen – How to End the Food Waste Fiasco – 02/02/2016

The Food Rush – Robin Greenfield: The Food Waste Fiasco – 01/27/16

Vancouver Observer – An Interview with Robin Greenfield, Dude Making a Difference – 01/25/16

Lancaster Online – Dude’s Book Describes his US American Travels and Makes Pitch for Sustainability – 01/10/16

Backpacker Travel – Robin Greenfield: Adventurer, Environmental Activist – 01/05/16

The CW San Diego – Awesome Experiences for Free – 12/28/15

ABC San Diego – San Diego Environmentalist to Auction his Home and Donate the Money to Nonprofits – 12/24/15

San Diego Entertainer Magazine – San Diego Entrepreneur of the Week – Robin Greenfield – 12/16/2015

The Conscious Resistance Network – Sustainable Adventurer On the Path to Happiness, Health and Freedom – 12/11/15

Sustainable America – Watch: Robin Greenfield’s Campaign Against Grocery Store Food Waste – 08/20/15

We Hate to Waste – How I Went from Normal Dude to Dumpster Diving Across America – 08/16/15

Breitbart – No Toilet, No Showers: California Man Cuts Water Use by 95% – 07/02/15

ABC San Diego – Ocean Beach Man Lives Off the Grid and Reduces his Water Use by 95% – 06/30/15

TreeHugger – Man lives rent-free in $950 home on Tiny Urban Homestead – 06/26/15

NBC Los Angeles – Activist Surviving on Food From Dumpsters as He Treks Barefoot Across U.S. Visits LA – 06/12/15

EcoWatch – See Stunning Photos of What Robin Greenfield Finds After Dumpster Diving Across America – 04/30/15

Care2.com – What I Learned After Diving Through Hundreds of Dumpsters Across America – 04/29/15

UT San Diego – Food For Thought Served Up at EarthFair – 04/21/15

Metro News – Freestyle Gardening Will Bring Gratis Food to Calgary Neighborhoods – 03/30/15

San Diego 350.org – Robin Greenfield Donates to SD350’s Plant-Based Diet Team – 03/24/15

Ignite San Diego – The Food Waste Fiasco – You Have to See It to Believe It – 03/04/15

The CW San Diego – Tiny Living – 02/11/15

The List TV – Dumpster Diving with Robin Greenfield – 02/04/15

Life Edited – Adventures in Extreme Minimalism – 02/04/15

Grist – This Guy Will Pay Your Dumpster Diving Fines – 01/26/15

Green Divas – Green Dude Robin Greenfield – 01/24/15

Civil Eats – Go Ahead, Dumpster Dive. This Guy Will Pay The Fine – 01/23/15

CCTV America – Robin Greenfield is Dumpster Diving for Dinner – 01/22/15

Eluxe Magazine – Robin Greenfield Teaches Sustainability in a Tiny Home – 01/15/15

San Diego City Beat – Robin Greenfield’s Small House is Packed With Big Ideas – 01/14/15

TreeHugger – If You’re Arrested for Dumpster Diving, This Activist Has Your Back – 01/14/15

The Daily Mail – Could You Live in This Tiny Home for a YEAR? – 01/14/15

ABC San Diego – San Diego Man to Move Into “Tiny Home” to Teach Sustainability – 01/02/15

BBC Mundo – El hombre que se alimentó durante meses de la comida de la basura (Spanish) – 12/27/14

Bloom for Life – “Doing Good and Living Green” w/ Robin Greenfield – 12/10/14

San Diego Downtown News – Dumpster Diving to Prove a Point – 12/05/14

San Diego Reader – Food Waste Fiasco – 11/24/14

The CW San Diego – Fine Dining from the Dumpster – 11/20/14

Green with Tiffany – Dumpster Diving with Robin Greenfield – 11/14/14

Bond Appetit – Podcast Recipe 066 – 11/13/14

DTE Radio – Spokane – Interview with Robin Greenfield – 11/11/14

Men’s Health – Secrets to Eating Well from a Guy Who Dumpster-Dives – 11/07/14

Enlightened Magazine – How to Change the World – 10/25/14

Terry Jaymes Alive – Terry Jaymes Alive with Robin Greenfield – 10/20/14

Sustainable America – Food Waste in 9 U.S. Cities, Exposed – 10/16/14

Listen Money Matters – Travel Across America for Free with Robin Greenfield – 10/15/14

LA Times – Activist Dives in Dumpsters Across the U.S. to Highlight Food Waste – 10/15/14

The Weather Channel – Robin Greenfield Dumpster Dives to Save the World from Food Waste Fiasco – 10/15/14

The Dish with Nancy Newcomer – Donate Not Dump with Robin Greenfield – 10/14/14

ABC Vermont – Dumpster Diving to Raise Awareness About Food Waste – 10/14/14

Civil Eats – Uncovering America’s Food Waste Fiasco – 10/07/14

We are Change CT- Activist Bikes across America to Raise Awareness about Food Waste – 10/06/14

PJTV- Feed the Hungry People, Not the Dumpster: Activist Eats Your Garbage – 09/30/14

The Huffington Post – The Food Waste Fiasco: You Have to See It to Believe it – 09/29/14

Fox Philadelphia – Activist Robin Greenfield ‘Dumpster Dives’ for Food – 09/23/14

Lancaster Online – Dumpster Diving for a Meal and a Cause – 09/20/14

Fox Baltimore – Man Travels Across US on Dumpster Diving Mission – 09/18/14

Take Part – To Spotlight Food Waste, This Activist is Biking Across the U.S. and Only Eating out of Dumpsters – 09/17/14

Fox Washington D.C. – 10 Dumpster Diving Treasures That Might Surprise You – 09/16/14

ABC Washington D.C. – The Food Waste Fiasco – 09/15/14

The Cleveland Scene – Robin Greenfield Shows Cleveland How Much Food is Wasted in Dumpsters Each Day – 09/08/14

Yahoo News – Man Survives on Dumpster Diving During Cross-Country Bike Ride – 08/19/14

WCIU You and Me This Morning – Robin Greenfield – 08/19/14

ABC Chicago – Man Survives on Dumpster Diving During Cross-Country Bike Ride – 08/19/14

CBS Milwaukee – Wisconsin Man Dumpster Dives Across America for a Good Cause – 08/15/14

620 WTMJ – Madison Man Rides Bamboo Bike, Dives in Dumpsters Across the Country – 08/15/14

Wisconsin Public Radio – Wisconsin Native Bikes Across U.S. Highlighting Issue of Food Waste – 08/15/14

WORT Madison – Food Waste in Wisconsin – 08/15/14

620 WTMJ – Beyond Dumpster Diving – 08/15/14

Fox 6 Milwaukee – Raising Awareness of Food Waste by Dumpster Diving – 08/15/14

The Morning Blend – Dumpster Dining – 08/15/14

The Cap Times – Photos: Dumpster Dining – 08/14/14

ABC Madison – Dumpster Diving to Raise Awareness – 08/13/14

ABC Madison – Wisconsin Native Goes Dumpster Diving to Bring Attention to Food Waste in America – 08/12/14

La Crosse Tribune – Free-Wheelin Freegan Bikes to Promote Sustainability – 08/09/14

Wisconsin State Journal – Ashland Man Biking Cross-Country to Highlight Food Waste – 08/09/14

ABC La Crosse – Bamboo Cross-Country Biker Robin Greenfield Stops in La Crosse – 08/09/14

Mother Nature Network – Cycling Across the Country Barefoot in Search of a Simpler Life – 07/08/14

Journey of Possibilities – Exploring Possibilities: Happy, Healthy, and Free – 07/07/14

Yahoo France – The Incredible Experience of Robin Greenfield, Always Clean Despite a Year Without Taking a Shower (French) – 05/08/14

Metro – How A Man Didn’t Shower For A Year And Got ‘A Lot’ Of Marriage Proposals – 05/07/14

Good Egg Marketing – A Facebook King Shares His Secrets -05/07/14

Daily Mail – The Man Who Didn’t Shower For An ENTIRE YEAR Comes Clean – 05/06/14

Daily Star – Meet The Man Who Didn’t Shower For a Whole Year And Used RAIN instead – 05/06/14

The Huffington Post Spain – What I’ve Learned After A Year Without Showering (Spanish)- 05/04/14

BioBio Chile – The Story of Environmentalist Who Spent A Year Without Showering (Spanish) – 05/04/14

BuzzFeed – Meet The Guy Who Just Went A Year Without Showering (And Isn’t Stopping) – 04/30/14

Source Fed – Man Doesn’t Shower For A Year – 04/24/14

The Huffington Post – Lessons Learned From a Year Without Showering – 04/23/14

Urban Times – When This Traveler Tried to Disconnect, He Learned Just How Much We are All Connected – 03/31/14

Hostels Club – 15 Tips to Earth Friendly Traveling on the Cheap – 03/31/14

16 Rounds – Wasteland – 03/15/14

Eluxe Magazine –Ma Vie en Verte: Robin Greenfield – 02/28/14

Zero to Travel – Creating Adventures and Pushing Limits – 01/30/14

Ashland Daily Press – Ashland Native Fights to Stop Waste – 01/17/14

Medium – Robin Greenfield Wants You To Share His Way Home – 01/14/14

True Activist – Anyone Can Be a True Activist, with Robin Greenfield – 01/10/14

Live Laugh Roll – 2014 –The Do Good Year – 01/10/14

Mother Nature Network – A Classy Dumpster Meal: Environmentalist Serves dumpster Food to guests – 01/03/14

Fox News – Man Eats Out of Dumpsters for a Week to Highlight Food Waste – 12/18/13

Fox 5 San Diego – Man Will Only Eat Food From Trash To Help Homeless – 12/18/13

Medium – A Man Named Rob, a Chihuahua Named Peanut, and a Call to Action – 12/18/13

ABC San Diego – Ocean Beach Environmentalist Diving into Dumpsters to Prove America Wastes Too Much Food – 12/17/13

Fox San Diego – Dumpster Diver Brings Awareness to Food Waste – 12/17/13

Swoops World – Robin Greenfield on Swoop’s World Late Night – 12/15/13

Social Media Today – Robin Greenfield Interview: Using Social Media to Spread Good – 12/06/13

The Los Angeles Nista – Episode 82 – 11/25/13

The 1 to 1 movement – Off the Grid! – 11/22/13

The Marilu Show – Interview – 11/21/13

San Diego Free Press – OB Bamboo Bicyclist Lives to Inspire “Earth-Friendly Lifestyles” – 11/21/13

The Stamp Stampede – How You Can Ve a Super Stamper Like Robin Greenfield – 11/11/13

Venice.Patch – Adventurist Do Gooder Rides Into Town – 10/25/13

Yo Venice – Adventurer Robin Greenfield is Visiting Venice! – 10/24/13

Loa Tree – The Cycling Do-Gooder: An Interview with Robin Greenfield – 10/22/13

Yahoo Shine – Bike Riding Do-Gooder Planting Flowers and Picking Up Trash One City at a Time – 10/21/13

NBC San Luis Obispo – Man on a Mission to Do Good Cycles from San Francisco to San Diego – 10/21/13

Outsider Magazine – 60 Seconds With Robin Greenfield – 10/09/13

Scouting Magazine – Eagle Scout’s ride across America can inspire your Scouts to stay the course – 10/03/13

ABC Madison – Wisconsin News: Talking Resource Conservation – 09/20/13

Cycling 360 Podcast – Cycling and Sustainability – 09/13/13

Love and Yoga – The Adventure Within – 09/11/13

The Stamp Stampede – Stamping Party – 09/10/13

ABC San Diego – Ocean Beach Man Promises to Ride Across United States if One of a Kind Bamboo Bicycle Returned – 09/08/13

The Voice of Leadership – Robin Greenfield: 4700 Miles Across America Off the Grid – 09/05/13

Renewable Choice Energy – How to Ride 4700 Miles on a Bamboo Bike without Flipping on a Light Switch – 08/26/13

Mountain Life Annual – Off-Grid Cross-country – 08/26/13

Ashland Daily Press – Ashland Native Goes Off the Grid on a 4,700-Mile Journey – 08/21/13

The Pursuit Zone – An Off-Grid 4700 Mile Cycling Adventure with Robin Greenfield – 08/19/13

The Mike Nowak Show – The Man Who Pedaled 4700 Miles Stops in the Studio and Takes Off His Shirt – 08/18/13

Motherboard Vice – The Guy Who Cycled Naked Across Part of the US – 08/17/13

The Guardian – Cycling Across America: Lessons in Sustainability and Happiness – 08/16/13

1% for the Planet – “There was a Good Month and a Half Where I Only Ate out of Dumpsters.” – 08/15/13

The Marilu Show – Off the Grid and Visiting the Marilu Show…..Robin Greenfield – 08/07/13

Lesley Lyle – A Modern Day Adventurer – 08/05/13

Union Leader – Man bikes Cross-Country to Promote Sustainability – 08/02/13

Goal Zero – Off the Grid – 08/01/13

WCAX Vermont – Off the Grid Across America – 08/01/13

1% for the Planet – Leaky Faucets, Dumpster Diving and Cycling – 08/01/13

NBC Vermont – Off the Grid Across America – 08/01/13

The Valley Reporter – Off the Grid Across America – 08/01/13

ABC New Hampshire – Off the Grid Across America – 07/27/13

ABC Rhode Island – Off the Grid Across America – 07/24/13

Grind TV – Biking across the country for the Planet with Adventurer Robin Greenfield – 07/23/13

Fox Connecticut- Off the Grid Across America – 07/22/13

Materials for the Arts – Off the Grid – 07/22/13

Connecticut Post – Cross-Country on a Bamboo Bike – 07/18/17

Wiener Zeitung – Cycling Through America: Without Waste, Power Consumption and Cursing (German) – 07/14/13

The Travel Word – An Interview with Robin Greenfield, Bicycle Traveler and Sustainability Advocate – 07/09/13

ABC Madison – Off the Grid Across America – 06/18/13

PescoVegetarian Times – A Different Spin on Eating Local – 06/17/13

ABC Madison – Off the Grid Across America – 06/12/13

Clay County News – ‘Off Grid’ Activist Stops in Sutton – 06/05/13

ABC Nebraska – NTV News Nebraska: Off the Grid Across America – 05/29/13

Nulu in Spanish – Viaje en Bicicleta Para Salvar el Planeta (Spanish) – 04/22/13

Guitars in the Classroom – Pedal Across the US with GITC Sponsor Robin Greenfield and his Kala Ukelele – 04/17/13

The 1 to 1 movement – Off the Grid? – 04/16/13

1% for the Planet – Cycling Coast to Coast for Sustainability – 04/13/13

CBS San Diego – Off the Grid Across America – 04/13/13

Robin Greenfield’s Interviews with the Media

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