Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoGrocery stores should have food banksmessage-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1255arrow-down1message-squareGrocery stores should have food banksStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·1 year agoIn the US the expired food goes to charity
minus-squareStar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·1 year agoThat’s an extreme claim. Not believable.
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoSecond harvest is a charity that specializes in exactly this. They pick up food from grocery stores and distribute it. There are chapters of second harvest across north america
minus-squaregreavous@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMaybe not the best name. Second harvest is also a term for eating shit!
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoExpired food? There might be laws against stuff like that.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoWell its true here in Colorado at least. They get Tax breaks for donating to charity and it doesn’t need to be money
minus-squareicedterminal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoReally just depends on the store and where you are. Stores can get tax breaks for it. The local Safeway offers it to charity, compost or livestock feed for the farms nearby. All you have to do is head inside and ask.
minus-squareRaiderkev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoIn a perfect world maybe. We threw out a ton when I worked at 1 ~ 5 years ago.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m sure it depends on the store and region
minus-squareSeudo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·1 year agoPer capita the US wastes more food than any other country… I just made that up but sounds about right.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOk, I guess? I think golf resorts should stop filling their swimming pools with insulin. That sounds about right.
In the US the expired food goes to charity
That’s an extreme claim. Not believable.
Second harvest is a charity that specializes in exactly this.
They pick up food from grocery stores and distribute it.
There are chapters of second harvest across north america
Maybe not the best name. Second harvest is also a term for eating shit!
Expired food? There might be laws against stuff like that.
Well its true here in Colorado at least. They get Tax breaks for donating to charity and it doesn’t need to be money
Really just depends on the store and where you are. Stores can get tax breaks for it.
The local Safeway offers it to charity, compost or livestock feed for the farms nearby. All you have to do is head inside and ask.
In a perfect world maybe. We threw out a ton when I worked at 1 ~ 5 years ago.
I’m sure it depends on the store and region
Per capita the US wastes more food than any other country… I just made that up but sounds about right.
Ok, I guess? I think golf resorts should stop filling their swimming pools with insulin. That sounds about right.