To want to dumpster dive?

[annabanana84]

like many, I am appalled by the amount of food waste in the country. I've heard about freeganism/dumpster diving, where people go into the bins of the supermarkets and retrieve perfectly edible, completely sealed food items.

I really want to try this, but I'm terrified of getting arrested!

Well, I tried, but failed miserably! All the bins seem to be locked in sheds. What I thought where the rubbish bins are actually public recycling units. Damnation!

Oh no, OP! I think you do really have to be in the know though - which may involve a few missions. Know anyone locally who's had a go?

Such a fucking travesty that companies are ruining their food before chucking it. Ruining food while people go hungry?! Basic logic fail.

What I can't understand is why don't the supermarkets just out it to one side with a sign saying 'free'. The homeless and people on low incomes could be given much needed support with things that would have been burnt byway! Plus the supermarkets pay by weight for the council to destroy the waste so surely it's a bonus for them too?

That wouldn't work because they'd get canny folk who could possibly afford to buy it anyway, but would rather have the cash in their pockets!

They could give it to homeless shelters though, with the proviso that it was eaten within 2 days or disposed of ... back in the locked skips. It would probably be preferable to picking half eaten, left over Mac Donalds out of a bin... something I saw happen recently .

I did buy the guy something fresh to eat BTW.

there is a new app for left over food

I see what you mean, it's such a shame that since he supermarkets are making such a huge profit they couldn't invest a little something back by giving away something they don't even want or need!