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In response to ""Unsold fruits and vegetables in grocery stores are a large part of the problem." see??? -- nm" by loosilu

Have we discussed here why this food isn't shipped directly to homeless shelters? or food banks? or what?

Posted by Dr.Vermin (aka dr.vermin) Aug 21 '12, 14:36

It's cuz of lawyers, right?

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I go to my local Grocery store Saturday morning and everytime I am there - amoxy Aug 21, 14:53
We generally compost past-prime produce to feed the turtles in a nearby area. - Jelly Aug 21, 14:50
we did this morning. the conclusions were quite the opposite of this. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 14:39 4
- I think it will vary by location (obvie) we have a HUGE distribution of food that comes from restaurants/grocers/etc. that gets to the needy - but the - JenBro Aug 21, 14:45
- Indeed, we started off with your point that matches what vermin posted (or the fear thereof), and then people researched it and found examples to the - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:41 2
  - this is the problem, it was anecdotal. -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 14:43
  - er, znufrii, not vermin. sorry. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:41
damn those anti-homeless lobbyists! ;-) - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:37 8
- but, they don't say how much they toss. did you notice? -- nm - loosilu Aug 21, 14:40 2
  - That's a good point. My stance was that the pressure to run lean would prevent a lot of waste, but ... - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:42 1
    - I get that there is pressure, and that they have software, but this other article says produce gets wasted. - loosilu Aug 21, 14:44
- IM: ah, good for them. Whatever that is. :) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 21, 14:38 4
  - ... and in the same conversation I pointed out how Walmart has data farms dedicated to predictive demand analysis to avoid waste -- nm - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:39 3
    - and in this article, it says Walmart has a terrible record when it comes to throwing away edible food. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 21, 14:50 2
      - our local Walmart gives a huge amount to our local food bank -- nm - JenBro Aug 21, 14:56
      - yay evidence :) - Beryllium Aug 21, 14:52

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