In a downtown Nashville alley, Carter Stevens, 31, combs through a dumpster. It’s not a random search. This has become a part of his life. Behind an upscale building, he sorts through discarded items, always hoping to find something useful.
The contents of this dumpster could surprise anyone. Clothes hang on plastic hangers around the rim. A large, 65-inch flat-screen TV lies partly buried under cardboard boxes. A marble side table, largely unharmed, gleams in the midday sunlight among plastic bags. These sights are routine for Carter.
For Stevens, this represents more than scavenging. It’s about transformation. He’s on a mission to reshape his life by using what’s left behind by others.
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