Texas University Professor Moves Into Dumpster For Year

A university professor in Austin, Texas has elected to move into a dumpster for a year to get the message out---that we can all live with less.

Dr. Jeff Wilson, an environmental science professor, moved into a dumpster Tuesday at Huston-Tillston University to prove that humans can live on a smaller scale, all while protecting the environment.

Dr. Wilson's new "home" isn't your average dumpster, the 33-sq. ft. dumpster has been equipped with a shower, kitchen, bed, WiFi, and toilet. The professor's students have helped equip the dumpster with as many accommodations that can fit.

What's really cool about this story is that students are signing up to sleep in the dumpster too. This will allow the professor to escape the confines for a night or two while his quarters are occupied by his students.

Students plan to place solar panels on the dumpster so that it can become energy efficient in the weeks ahead. The dumpster is nearly 1% the size of the average U.S. home, and the professor says that he will take it one day at a time to grow accustom to it's size.