America throws away enough food to feed 1/2 of Africa (83)
Hi guys, well they say that half the world diets while the other half starves...madness huh?
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ooby_dooby: Individuals and family's recycle the majority of stuff in this country. Corporations, supermarkets, retail food stores and restaurants (where the majority of food is handled) do not. I have seen whole dumpsters (the big ones that are about 20 feet long) filled with perfectly good office furniture and computers and monitors hauled off to a landfill. Some of the things I've seen turns my stomache. Like when I had to pick up freight from a "Sams Club" a subsidiary of WalMart, I saw a whole pallet of trail mix standing next to the trash compactor. I asked what was going on with that and was told "it's going into the trash bin" I said "How Come" "One of the bags was attacked by a mouse" I was told. "Can I take a few bags"? I asked. "Oh no, we can't even take any it must go in the trash compactor." he saud. This policy is throughout the whole Walmart system and I'm sure it is a policy that infects other big box outlets. It's a goddamn sin!!
For months I have been eating like a king thanks to my son who daily visits several dumpsters behind high end food stores. Day before yesterday I made myself a sirloin steak that was priced at $7.99/lb. My god it was delicious! Yesterday he brought home a huge box of apples, about 6 boxes of glased oatmeal cookies, 3 pumpkin pies, 6 boxes of sweet peppers (not sure what to do with those). The pumpkin pies were horrible tasting as most commercial pumpkin pies are (can't compare to my home made) but my chickens go nuts over them and it saves me money on chicken feed. I don't even go food shopping anymore except to buy milk and some Sunny Delight. My house is so full of food I'm running out of places to put it all. Crackers, "Cup-of-soup" I have 50 of them, chocolates, Dove, Rochette, about 20 lbs, steaks, pkgs of cooked chicken, about 10 lbs of Kit Kats, whole frozen chickens, boxes of cereal, It's insane.
At least San Francisco is doing something about all this food winding up in landfills.
Yep,especially Zimbabwe!For months I have been eating like a king thanks to my son who daily visits several dumpsters behind high end food stores. Day before yesterday I made myself a sirloin steak that was priced at $7.99/lb. My god it was delicious! Yesterday he brought home a huge box of apples, about 6 boxes of glased oatmeal cookies, 3 pumpkin pies, 6 boxes of sweet peppers (not sure what to do with those). The pumpkin pies were horrible tasting as most commercial pumpkin pies are (can't compare to my home made) but my chickens go nuts over them and it saves me money on chicken feed. I don't even go food shopping anymore except to buy milk and some Sunny Delight. My house is so full of food I'm running out of places to put it all. Crackers, "Cup-of-soup" I have 50 of them, chocolates, Dove, Rochette, about 20 lbs, steaks, pkgs of cooked chicken, about 10 lbs of Kit Kats, whole frozen chickens, boxes of cereal, It's insane.
At least San Francisco is doing something about all this food winding up in landfills.
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LoveableOne: Hi guys, well they say that half the world diets while the other half starves...madness huh?
Hiya lovey.
You are spot on
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trish123: Capitalism is long since dead - we live in Kleptocracies nowadays - and theyre doing a great job cos not many notice
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Itsmebek: Hiya lovey.
You are spot on
You are spot on
Hello
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Conrad73: Yep,especially Zimbabwe!
which should be able to feed the whole of southern Africa with fresh food, just on it's own, but due to inept leadership, cannot even feed it's own people
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costagirl: which should be able to feed the whole of southern Africa with fresh food, just on it's own, but due to inept leadership, cannot even feed it's own people
no not only due to inept leadershipt but also due to the exploitation of multinational and powerful companies!
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Conrad73: Crap,I forgot the European Union!
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Nettermann: no not only due to inept leadershipt but also due to the exploitation of multinational and powerful companies!
you mean they are people that have 'given' away the land to the ones that have no idea how to make it work?
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trish123: Capitalism is long since dead - we live in Kleptocracies nowadays - and theyre doing a great job cos not many notice
Was it ever really alive,or did Thievery reign supreme from THAT Time?
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Guys one thing that always amaze me is when it comes to things like food or finance people are so quick using Africa as an example, for lol Africa is not as poor as everyone think, have any of you be there and see or know if that is correct about the current state of Africa?
Besides Africa is not a country but a Contennet of his own so how come the food that is being throw away in a country like America can feed 1/2 of Africa hon? there are lot of countries in this world that are not even close to the stage Africa is right now and no one mention them please with all due respect stop downgrading Africa.
Let me tell guys what you don't know about Africa, Africa has everything that other developed countries has the problem there is just that is in the hands of few people and i don't mean or sound to be disrespecting to anyone but watch this, Africa will be a place that all other countries in the world will come to for refuge, mark my word.
Besides Africa is not a country but a Contennet of his own so how come the food that is being throw away in a country like America can feed 1/2 of Africa hon? there are lot of countries in this world that are not even close to the stage Africa is right now and no one mention them please with all due respect stop downgrading Africa.
Let me tell guys what you don't know about Africa, Africa has everything that other developed countries has the problem there is just that is in the hands of few people and i don't mean or sound to be disrespecting to anyone but watch this, Africa will be a place that all other countries in the world will come to for refuge, mark my word.
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Conrad73: Was it ever really alive,or did Thievery reign supreme from THAT Time?
Out of my respect for your intellect, I must ask you: What can we do now, to improve humanity's situation? [I'm Lovestrees, back from the deleted]
I'm serious, you are a smart, well-educated individual, what can we do?
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AmoroArboles: Out of my respect for your intellect, I must ask you: What can we do now, to improve humanity's situation? [I'm Lovestrees, back from the deleted]
I'm serious, you are a smart, well-educated individual, what can we do?
Get Governments to relieve the Stranglehold they have on People!I'm serious, you are a smart, well-educated individual, what can we do?
All they have done so far is to reward Corporate Failure,to the tune of over a Trillion Dollars!
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sky40: Guys one thing that always amaze me is when it comes to things like food or finance people are so quick using Africa as an example, for lol Africa is not as poor as everyone think, have any of you be there and see or know if that is correct about the current state of Africa?
Besides Africa is not a country but a Contennet of his own so how come the food that is being throw away in a country like America can feed 1/2 of Africa hon? there are lot of countries in this world that are not even close to the stage Africa is right now and no one mention them please with all due respect stop downgrading Africa.
Let me tell guys what you don't know about Africa, Africa has everything that other developed countries has the problem there is just that is in the hands of few people and i don't mean or sound to be disrespecting to anyone but watch this, Africa will be a place that all other countries in the world will come to for refuge, mark my word.
Besides Africa is not a country but a Contennet of his own so how come the food that is being throw away in a country like America can feed 1/2 of Africa hon? there are lot of countries in this world that are not even close to the stage Africa is right now and no one mention them please with all due respect stop downgrading Africa.
Let me tell guys what you don't know about Africa, Africa has everything that other developed countries has the problem there is just that is in the hands of few people and i don't mean or sound to be disrespecting to anyone but watch this, Africa will be a place that all other countries in the world will come to for refuge, mark my word.
Thank you Sir! Very well said.
The most viewed, Corperate-"news"-media-monopolys do not show the wealth and splendor that is indeed present in Africa. What is shown gives many people the wrong impression and is not the truth. In any country, however impoverished be the masses, there is always great wealth held by a few.
Same with the "3rd-world" that exists inside the borders of the "developed, or 1st-world," slums, childred eating garbage, this happens all over OUR ONE WORLD! ["skid-road," is anywhere, globally]
I doubt not your prediction, where else will the food be grown?
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Itsmebek: Supermarkets fear that freeganism will become a phenomenom, and that EVERYONE will start raiding their dumpsters, and they fear being sued, even tho a huge amount of food is quite fine for human consumption.
Dairy can be dodgy, but who hasnt ever eaten bread etc that was out of date?
Dairy can be dodgy, but who hasnt ever eaten bread etc that was out of date?
Oh, it makes sense...
kinda...But still...
There is this elderly lady I see sometimes in a neighbourhood roaming streets and checking every garbage can. Seen her taking 2 peppers out of a garbage can, carefully cleaning it with a rag... whatever... made my heart sink
That's why I found OP very disturbing...
Whatever little money you give this woman, she is always happy and grateful, nothing like those beggars who sit around and curse people who have just a dollar, or some change, or some food to give them.
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Conrad73: Get Governments to relieve the Stranglehold they have on People!
All they have done so far is to reward Corporate Failure,to the tune of over a Trillion Dollars!
All they have done so far is to reward Corporate Failure,to the tune of over a Trillion Dollars!
So, get out and vote? Encourage more people to realize that they can make a difference?
I see many political "decisions" made with very close margins, presidential elections won and lost by less than 1%.
Laws aimed at curbing corrupion defeated by 1 vote! I realize that the current political system doesn't work for the people, many lying "electeds" say that they will help, then betray the people, once they are in power with seeming impunity.
The recent global "bail-out" is a prime example of the rampant corruption.
I feel that we are close to a "tipping point," and would like to see change for the better without the bloody-R.
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sky40: Guys one thing that always amaze me is when it comes to things like food or finance people are so quick using Africa as an example, for lol Africa is not as poor as everyone think, have any of you be there and see or know if that is correct about the current state of Africa?
Besides Africa is not a country but a Contennet of his own so how come the food that is being throw away in a country like America can feed 1/2 of Africa hon? there are lot of countries in this world that are not even close to the stage Africa is right now and no one mention them please with all due respect stop downgrading Africa.
Let me tell guys what you don't know about Africa, Africa has everything that other developed countries has the problem there is just that is in the hands of few people and i don't mean or sound to be disrespecting to anyone but watch this, Africa will be a place that all other countries in the world will come to for refuge, mark my word.
You are quite correct and I appologise for casting Africa is such a light. I should have said the poor and starving people everywhere in the world and this includes starving, homeless people in America. Even in this wealthy country there are people of all ages going to sleep in cardboard boxes under bridges with hunger pangs in their stomaches.Besides Africa is not a country but a Contennet of his own so how come the food that is being throw away in a country like America can feed 1/2 of Africa hon? there are lot of countries in this world that are not even close to the stage Africa is right now and no one mention them please with all due respect stop downgrading Africa.
Let me tell guys what you don't know about Africa, Africa has everything that other developed countries has the problem there is just that is in the hands of few people and i don't mean or sound to be disrespecting to anyone but watch this, Africa will be a place that all other countries in the world will come to for refuge, mark my word.
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Laura25: "That's why I found OP very disturbing..."
What about my post did you find disturbing? That I have no shame eating perfectly good food which was discarded by food stores? Or the fact that so much edible food is being thrown in a dumpster?
What about my post did you find disturbing? That I have no shame eating perfectly good food which was discarded by food stores? Or the fact that so much edible food is being thrown in a dumpster?
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ooby_dooby:
What about my post did you find disturbing? That I have no shame eating perfectly good food which was discarded by food stores? Or the fact that so much edible food is being thrown in a dumpster?
What about my post did you find disturbing? That I have no shame eating perfectly good food which was discarded by food stores? Or the fact that so much edible food is being thrown in a dumpster?
The latter, of course. I dislike the idea of food being dumped in general.
But the facts in your OP combined with the fact that there are people around us who search garbage cans for food, it is disturbing to know about food being thrown in a dumpster.
It's so very wrong.
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Capitalism is long since dead - we live in Kleptocracies nowadays - and theyre doing a great job cos not many notice