Food waste has always been a troubling issue for me. Restaurants and grocery stores throw out perfectly good food every single day. I’ve seen this first hand when my sister worked at Subway in her highschool days. At the end of the night company rules said that unused bread and other items be tossed out. Many times it didn’t matter if the bread was just hours old. Please note, this was 7-8 years ago and its very possible Subway has changed their policies.
As I was saying, so much food was wasted, however my sister did save some and bring it home for friends and family. There are people in our communities around the country that go days without meals. Why is it so difficult to give this food to shelters and other establishments where it can benefit these people? I’ve heard it because there is so much red tape attached to donations like this. If someone got sick they could sue and maybe that is true but why can’t there just be a simple waiver process where you forfeit any right to sue. (don’t get me started on terrible it is we are so damn sue happy in this country)
I’m not a saint when it comes to food waste but I try to be conscious about it. I look forward to seeing this new documentary about “dumpster diving” and a real look at how much good food is wasted. Check out the trailer below.
