Re:Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of pla...
by cbhl on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @12:20PM
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I feel like banning the sale of fresh vegetables would do a whole lot more to reduce waste.
Every grocery store talks about "shrink" in their Form 10K. They buy extra fruits, vegetables, and meat so that the consumer has a full shelf or display to select from. XX% of that goes unsold, gets processed into prepared food (chopped fruits/vegetables, etc.), and then what's unsold from that gets tossed or donated.
Farmer's Markets have shrink too -- and the lack of climate control means that spoilage happens on the order of days, rather than weeks.
Every grocery store talks about "shrink" in their Form 10K. They buy extra fruits, vegetables, and meat so that the consumer has a full shelf or display to select from. XX% of that goes unsold, gets processed into prepared food (chopped fruits/vegetables, etc.), and then what's unsold from that gets tossed or donated.
Farmer's Markets have shrink too -- and the lack of climate control means that spoilage happens on the order of days, rather than weeks.