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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (25 children)

Idiots will throw this in the trash. Businesses will as well.

I watch a couple of dude's at Lowe's uncapping and draining several hundred bottles of Powerade because they were past expiration. Working retail really got me educated in all the waste in our system. (Someone will scream, "caPiTaLisM!". No, it's a legal/liability thing. And it's dumb.)

Purchase a thing. Any thing. See all the plastic you brought home? There was 2-3x that much in delivering it to you before you took it off the shelf.

Been wanting to start a comm on "stop buying shit, here are alternatives". Taking votes for names. I could spend a week posting things I've actually done.

EDIT: Should note: Trashing goods = tax write off. That's a money saver vs. "donated" or "sold at discount". Yes, it's cheaper to throw shit away than to sell, even at a deep discount.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/4GDLaYrMCFo

My understanding is that there is no actual reason to think companies could be sued or get in legal trouble for donating expired goods, despite the common misconception otherwise.

[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When I worked at a Hollywood Video (so a long time ago) we were told we had to discard expired concession products because of chargebacks. Part of the chargeback process was destroying the product because the business was getting credit for it from the supplier/manufacturer.

I believe if you process it as a chargeback and donate it, you'd be committing fraud.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'd also be committing something nice for hungry people. Depends on what you want to commit to honestly

[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yep, and you could shoplift food from a grocery store and donate it, or cheat on your taxes and use the extra money to buy food to donate, or donate the money directly.

Personally, I think it would be better to change the system. Perhaps a program that incentivizes a business to donate the food instead of charging it back or incentivizing the supplier/manufacturer to require anything usable they get a chargeback for from a business be donated or destroyed.

People shouldn't have to forced to choose between doing the moral thing or the legal thing.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is abundantly clear that the majority US doesn't want that, but want a corporate hellscape that makes sure the next generations suffer until finally our species end in a very embarrassing manner with two rich guys celebrating victory over all other humans before succumbing.

[–] LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

It is abundantly clear that the majority US doesn't want that

I disagree with you here. In part because humans have a natural sense of self preservation and this is counter to that.

I actually think it's far simpler; I think the divide between the ruling class (politicians) and the working class (those that have to work to live) has grown too far. People are tired of feeling like they are not being represented or listened to and feel pushed to extreme action.

The ultra-wealthy benefit from the current system and use their means to keep the working class fighting against each other and the ruling class distracted from their actual constituents.

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