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So much waste in kitchens.
"We can't give it away because it's stealing"
"We can't give it away because of liability"
Hated it too. Feels wrong.
Whenever I'd take out the trash I just needed the manager to disable the fire alarm on the back door. They'd wait inside while I hauled bags back to the dumpster.
Except when we were cleaning out the hot box. Then the manager came out with me and watched me dump all the food. So he could make sure it all was wasted.
Luckily most of the managers also let any staff there after closing fix up a plate of the food that was still good but wouldn't survive the night. Except one asshole who insisted it was stealing.
Stealing food they were going to throw away. What a clown world.
Sounds like something that should be made illegal
I totally agree, but the logistics of collecting all that food and keeping it temperature controlled long enough to get to people who need it are gonna be hard. Often the stuff in the hot rack would be unsafe after a couple hours.
Once something has been thrown out as trash in a public space, it's legal for someone else to take and isn't a liability. A place that actually gave a shit would have a separate trash container for things that are still safe to eat.
In San Francisco, there are receptacles you can leave food in for homeless people. I always thought that was a good way to do it.
Might not be illegal to take trash but they put the trash bins in locked private property with do not trespass signs making it illegal to go in and take it. Fuck those places.
Yeah, that falls under a place not giving a shit and intentionally making it difficult to take thrown out food.
Those two conflict with one another
Not giving a shit about being compassionate towards homeless people specifically. They give a shit about being an asshole towards them.