Why do we need to stamp out "waste"? A bit of waste is inevitable, and is human. Excessive waste, sure. But I think Musk's DOGE goal is to stamp out all waste to 0, and that is simply impossible.

For example, the only way not to waste any food whatsoever, is not to eat. It is inevitable there will be some small portion of food wasted.

Chasing perfect efficiency is a fool's errand, since humans are not perfect.