A Reddit user in Phoenix stumbled into one of the strangest side hustles on the internet, and it started with a dumpster. According to a viral post on r/WeirdSideHustles, they began pulling wrapped and untouched leftover pizza from a local shop’s trash near Roosevelt Row, handing it out to homeless people in the area. The shop owner eventually caught them in the act and, instead of shutting it down, offered $25 to keep the effort going. That gesture snowballed into $300 a month, with staff now setting leftovers aside for pickup rather than throwing them away.
The post racked up over 33,000 upvotes, and the comment section mostly cheered the arrangement as a triple win: homeless residents get fed, the shop cuts food waste, and the poster covers bills. One comment that resonated: good of that guy to realise that altruism didn’t take anything away from his business. The poster’s own summary was even simpler. Trash pizza paid my bills.
It’s worth noting The Daily Dot couldn’t independently verify the story, so take it as internet lore with a genuinely solid idea at its core. Food waste and homelessness are both massive problems, and this arrangement shows a small business can chip at both without losing money. Would you take a gig like this if it landed in your lap?
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