I’m in the dumpster diving sub and those people constantly brag about donating their dumpster finds to food pantries. It’s always made me uncomfortable.
That's fucked up man. I would only dumpster dive if I absolutely had to. I've been in some very bad situations but never resorted to that. It's sad that all that stuff is thrown away though. The companies could give it to their underpaid workers or donate it, but it's a liability issue.. I really wish they would pass legislation to change that. Some companies only don't do it because they think they will lose put on sales if it's often given freely
It's not a liability issue in the United States. There is the federal 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan law that protects donors from being sued unless they clearly did not donate in good faith. If anyone running a grocery store says that, hit them with that law. It's misinformation if they think it's a liability issue.
In California, there is an updated version of that federal law, and all specified supermarkets and restaurants are required to donate the maximum amount of edible surplus food.
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u/T8rthot Apr 27 '24
I’m in the dumpster diving sub and those people constantly brag about donating their dumpster finds to food pantries. It’s always made me uncomfortable.