Ever eat out of a dumpster? Came across this article…
Now, I’ve never eaten out of a dumpster before, but, hey…these folks do it.
Many grocery stores arrange to sell their refuse to pig farmers. I would think this a more equitable way of dealing with the waste.
djm
I heard an NPR story yesterday on the magnitude of food waste. Different focus, different interviews, same topic. I suppose media outlets steal each other’s ideas all the time.
One of the most vivid memories of my early childhood was being in a restaurant (a somewhat rare occurance) and seeing my mother, with a twinkle in her eye, snag a piece of bacon off the next table after the folks sitting there had left. My grandmother, also there, was totally shocked at her daughters apalling behavior. My mother just smiled and said she just didn’t want to see it to to waste. 50 something years later, almost every time I walk through a restaurant (common occurance0 and see something appealing on an abandoned table, I think of Mom and am tempted. But I haven’t done it --yet.
One of the most vivid memories of my early childhood was being in a restaurant (a somewhat rare occurance) and seeing my mother, with a twinkle in her eye, snag a piece of bacon off the next table after the folks sitting there had left
I once scored 3/4 of a ribeye that way…aint no shame in that 
And if ya get caught, what are the restaurant workers gonna say, 'NO you can’t have that!!!"?
“Bacon=Not Yours”
It seems like a good thing to do. I would have trouble getting into a bunch of garbage—if they are really having to paw through all sorts of stuff, that would be difficult for me although I’m sure if I were hungry I could do it. I guess they are very careful with what they use and make sure it is cleaned properly. I don’t know why they would leave a mess around the Dumpster though. That doesn’t seem necessary. I thought most grocery stores did give usable but not saleable food to food kitchens though. Although in my town, I’m not sure where that would be.
I guess I would worry about germs if it came from someone else’s plate. It is interesting though. There does seem to be some unwritten rule that you don’t take food off of plates that have been left by strangers. Is that a modern rule that has to do with germs, or has it been that way a long time I wonder? I would never leave a piece of bacon on my plate! Your mother and I must feel the same way about bacon 
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Germs shmerms! I’ve been innoculated!
I used to work at a bank that was located near a bagel store. Leaving work late one day, I saw that the store employees had placed all of the unsold bagels into plastic garbage bags and sat them outside the door for the janitorial crew to dispose of. I saw that if I timed it correctly, I could get there before the janitors and snatch a bag of bagels. I shared the bagels with friends, froze some, and proceeded to gain a few extra pounds with the others. Yes sir, it was bagelmania.
In Tucson there was an upscale grocery in my neighborhood that routinely disposed of perfectly good food in their dumpsters behind the store. I can tell you that I am not the only one who checked the dumpsters, not only for food, but for all kinds of other good stuff that I thought that I could use.
The story just proves that they have zoned pig farms out of range. Why, in my day, the pig farmer would show up for that yummy stuff…
I guess I’d grab a bag of bagels if it were set outside but not if it were in a garbage can.
My sister used to work at a chicken franchise and brought home boxes and boxes of the stuff every day after closing.
Never took food off plates though. Yeech.
I hope he had the decency to share with the pigs…