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A Twitter post by Fuckin’ Princess @8WithaTiara that reads “Everybody talking about how poor people shouldn’t be able to buy junk food on food stamps… Well, I don’t think billionaires oughta be able to buy 14-year-olds on private islands… But here we are.”

  • JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    Though it should be, donating like this is not mainstream. It’s logistically cheaper to fill the dumpster than to haul it to a food bank.

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      22 hours ago

      I worked in the industry for 15 years along 4 different companies and they all did it in several locations. Throwing away molting greens or rancid meat. Sure. But edible food? Never seen it.

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        14 hours ago

        Unfortunately, I have experience at the end of the line so to speak, and the number of trucks disposing of otherwise edible food is disheartening. Not to discount your experience of course, but not seeing it happen doesn’t mean it isn’t happening elsewhere.

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          11 hours ago

          I understand but I have never witnessed it and have several colleagues across the country. As a distribution center it is different than the farmers. The farmers definitely dispose of things and reports of that can easily be found.