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RKP5637

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1. I also heard this a long time ago, the vast amount of food wasted in the US. There was

Reply to gratuitous (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 12:10 PM

Jul 2016

also a story once about grocery stores throwing away produce contacted to help feed those needing food and insanely they were denied, the grocery chain, whoever it was, saying that would harm their sales if they gave away unwanted food rather than trashing it. It was a WTF to me then, as this is now.

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Half of all US food produce is thrown away, new research suggests [View all] gratuitous Jul 2016 OP

I also heard this a long time ago, the vast amount of food wasted in the US. There was RKP5637 Jul 2016 #1

There are occasional stories on similar statistics all over western Europe Warpy Jul 2016 #3

Our local food bank skips the grocery store and gets food directly from the field citood Jul 2016 #4

There are gardens down by the river that they might tap for produce Warpy Jul 2016 #5

I think I have a couple of those failed science projects in my fridge too! RKP5637 Jul 2016 #6

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2016 #2

I used to own a supermarket..... tableturner Jul 2016 #7

I used to be so guilty of this... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #8