free food out of supermarket bins ?????

DCFC79

eeeeeee wrote: »

get a grip things are tight for alot of people and i mean alot ; the supermarkets waste and awful amount of food ; i remember seeing a documentary on channel 4 ... with pallets of ready meals fresh vegatables bead biscuits cake all going too be crushed mushed and destroyed ; the owner of this plant said that none of his staff EVER buy food as they can just help them selves too whats available ; these were well known high street supermarket who were paying this guy too collect food .., it was gobsmacking ; The more waste the supermarkets create the higher are food prices will be ... its a viscous circle ... supermarkets individually could donate these spares too charity instead of throwing them out or destroying them ;;;

well supermarkets ive worked at the waste wasnt picked up by a random guy, the waste was either binned or put into sacks and picked by a delivery truck once he unloaded the delivery at the store, it might be up to each store if they donate to charities, ive not worked in a store that donated food

to me its a good idea if it gets sent to a plant that turns it into energy

antrobus wrote: »

I read that Tesco were aiming to have all their waste food turned into biofuel and burnt to provide electricity. At least I seem to remember there being complaints from some vegetarian group who are unhappy at the thought that their homes might be powered from electricity generated by waste meat. No idea how far down the line they got with that project.

yes thats a similar plan as to what sainsburys do, the waste is put onto a delivery wagon and dropped off at the incinerator to be burnt, they could separate it so any waste fruit and veg is made into animal feed

KittyPryde

When i worked at a supermarket, the reason the staff weren't allowed to take any damaged food home (split bag etc) or going out of date food is that if it was allowed then they worry staff will start 'accidently' ripping bags and hiding food til it's out of date etc. So a lot of pe0rfectly good food gets thrown away as if it were allowed to be taken they fear it would encourage more.

That explains why the Make up ladies (a few pages back) threw perfectly good items (just a cracked mirror) in the bin as if they were allowed to take them or allowed customers to take them then it can encourage people damaging stuff on purpose.

I know it's a shame and a waste and I at least think it should be given to charities

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

KittyPryde wrote: »

When i worked at a supermarket, the reason the staff weren't allowed to take any damaged food home (split bag etc) or going out of date food is that if it was allowed then they worry staff will start 'accidently' ripping bags and hiding food til it's out of date etc. So a lot of pe0rfectly good food gets thrown away as if it were allowed to be taken they fear it would encourage more.

That explains why the Make up ladies (a few pages back) threw perfectly good items (just a cracked mirror) in the bin as if they were allowed to take them or allowed customers to take them then it can encourage people damaging stuff on purpose.

I know it's a shame and a waste and I at least think it should be given to charities

Yes, when I had a Saturday job in a supermarket, it was strange how all the really expensive, thick steaks just happened to have accidental piercing of the plastic wrappers. The dearest wines always seemed to get labels and foil tops torn and the fags just seemed to jump off the shelves and get trodden on by the Invisible Man.

As I was a 16 year old, on drinking, non smoking vegetarian, it never occurred to me to get involved in it at the time. Although I did steal a bag of frozen peas because I needed an ice pack for my developing RSI and kept them going for 3 months in the freezer out the back, so I wasn't entirely innocent.

Seakay

LisaB85 wrote: »

Very recently a woman was charged for taken food than Tesco had thrown out due to a power cut.

They chucked it out so how could they still own it? surely if you put something in a bin it's anybodies?

Think of it this way - if someone was in your back yard/front garden going through your bin without asking(ie not in the street) would you think that they were somewhere that they shouldn't be?

I am in favour of Freeganism, and would definitely go through supermarket bins if I could get at any, but it would be in the full knowledge of the possible consequences

Wei-Huang

DCFC79 wrote: »

Well hopefully more stores will follow sainsbury's example and send it all to an incinerator

They also will give some to local animal shelters. My local animal sanctuary receives food that they're going to throw out even though it's still perfectly edible. The fruit and veg gets fed to the pigs.

adrenalin

sometimes i thnk freeganing is easier. I know it is illegal etc but co-op knows it goes on etc. I tight on funds and sometimes check after they close, always have bags manderins, lemons, various fruit sometimes 8 bags a time and use by is only 2 days afteras well :O.

They have loads crisps kiplin cakes all same day or yday and they bag them all up too in clear sacks so not dirty and i wash them anyway. Has anyone else done this i needed the fruit for my health and seams a shame they get landfilled. My co-op has no lights one cctv mini thing but isnt moniterd or great i expect. I never had a problem but dont look that often, just usually get bag out top look a few mins and put in my bag. At least some of it is reduced so they have tred to sell it at least.

I am weary of doin it and being caught an dis a bit grim but at moment i need it. I heard been no procecutions from co-op. Shame cant give it away but legally opens them up to being sued etc bet there would be a mob fighting over it all anyway.

I always leave ready meals, meat, bread etc all to risky

saw this thread is old now but wanted to see if anyone one else uses co-op they seam best and least bothered about people doing it

adrenalin

jess1974 wrote: »

I work for the co-op and any waste is put into a large skip outside which is then locked......

the one in my local is not locked it in red large dumpsters. I knew a few people who worked there inc my bro and he reckon it is lax there. Guess depends on the co-op definatly they seam to vary a lot

adrenalin

also there was 8 imperial leather handwashs nothing wrong why on earth would they be in there :S and 10 washing pouches just s cracked box. Glade and air woick candles damaged boxes. washin liquid slightly damaged all this has no reason to be in there i feel or shampoo they could be sold surly taped up etc

i hpe they burn some of it to make electricy the waste of ready meals i seen and salad pork pies ruster burgers etc etc is a joke. I see so much bread in there to mainly fresh

pullenuk

adrenalin wrote: »

also there was 8 imperial leather handwashs nothing wrong why on earth would they be in there :S and 10 washing pouches just s cracked box. Glade and air woick candles damaged boxes. washin liquid slightly damaged all this has no reason to be in there i feel or shampoo they could be sold surly taped up etc

Those handwashes might be subject to a recall, therefore thrown away at request of the manufactuer. Don't assume its safe to use, there usually a reason why its there.

anjak-j

The fact that western countries essentially rob the third world blind so we can have anything we want year round - and waste it - annoys me greatly. Because there is no need for anyone, from the UK to Uganda, to go hungry with the amount of food produced in this world each year. Just disgraceful - I commend anyone who can and does reduce such wastage, though I'm not sure I'd go dumpster-diving for food unless I had to.

On the issue of food going to charities, I lived in a Woman's Aid refuge a few years ago and the local supermarket used to send us over dried goods - stuff like soup packets, pot noodles, etc - that were about a month from going out of date, plus sanitary protection and other woman's stuff. Some of the sanitary protection only had a crushed corner on the box or a tear in the outer bag of something individually wrapped. Certainly nothing that would have put me off buying the box/pack if it had been on the shelf.

toskdc - I agree with regards to technological wastage. I had a HP PC for nearly ten years, upgrading it to the max over time, when I passed it on to a friend upon buying something more advanced. The spec was still good for using most sites on the Internet - if it weren't for the fact that I use a lot of RAM demanding services like MLB.tv, I'd have kept the thing and used it until it wore out. Staying with the issue, HP do have a store on eBay where they sell reconditioned PCs - usually returns with problems that have since been fixed. They have the same warranty as HP's other PCs too.