10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DUMPSTER DIVING // the dos and don’ts of food rescue 

@@yosefephraim1311 that horrible

In an ideal world there wouldn't be food wasted at all

To add on to that: Also be wary of cans that are dented or generally have any sort of defects to the can itself. Especially for canned meats like tuna or chicken breast, and especially if the can is dented around the edge. Even if the can is just dented and doesn't look like it's been perforated it's still best to just not bother with it. If you find _anything_ that's bloated don't jostle it or move it too much, it might explode. I learned that one the hard way with a soda can. This is just good advice in general, not just for dumpster diving. Botulism is no joke.

@@TheChickenRiceBowl this x100 Its not just ''oh i might get a bit sick and get some food poisoning''. its one of those 'can literally kill you' scenarios.

Yeah, it's mostly illegal here (tokyocheapo.com/lifestyle/dumpster-diving-in-tokyo-forget-cheap-how-about-free/#:~:text=In%20certain%20areas%20in%20Japan,property%20of%20the%20local%20government.&text=Next%20time%2C%20we'll%20explore,and%20food%20waste%20in%20Tokyo.) ... :'(

Often stores are taxed heavily on the donations they make to food Banks which have discouraged a lot of stores from doing it, it’s so sad

@@Gittemary Yeah I know! It's a law thing as well. In Greece there was a time that we tried to make stores let their expired food just out of the store in a specific box and not in the dumpster, so that people would take them easily. I know that in France dit it as well for some time. But they stopped of course because money!

i think there's probably laws forbidding them to donate packaged food past the expiry or sell date, even if it's technically fine to eat :(

Some stores do it (I know one where I used to live donated their meat to the local pantry), but often the cost (packing, moving, etc) the food to a bank costs more than trashing it. Also, it discourages people from coming in and paying for items because why would they come in and buy something when they could wait and get it for free? I wish we had more "ugly" bins in stores for food that's not unsafe, just not ideal. Stores can sell food past expiration, though they do try to move it beforehand, largely because expiration mostly affects meat, dairy, and medicines. Those items usually have a "sell" or "best by" date, which is just based on taste, not safety.

Amazing, that’s so cool 😍

good luck 😍😍

It'd be nice if Germany, like France, banned food waste so they wouldn't need to make dumpster diving illegal

Yes it unfortunately is, I really think the law should change in this aspect 🙄 One reason being is that the law does not regulate to whom the trash belongs. So you either rob the State or the Store. But fortunately usually if you get catched doing this you will not get fined most of the time because the courts think the same and the public is not against dumpsterdiving. Important: that's usually not the case in Bavaria

I don't have anyone who would do something like this with me. Once the pandemic and protests calm down a little more, then I'll prob go out and try doing it myself.

Точно. А я в Калининграде недавно видела в магазине салат айсберг за 250р/шт с плесенью. С ума сойти!

@@glossinkamorsitans6289 😁😁 а я уже с тех пор, как писала этот комментарий успела переехать за границу, и вот уже два года не вижу такой просрочки

It is illegal here in Spain

Just Don't get caught 😐

Maybe you could create a government petition to see if you can get it legalised? Xxx

@@PeppaPaigey yes maybe, I just have to check if it's legal, I don't know

I’m in England and thought the same upon googling just now! It all seems very vague and a bit wishy washy! Anything on private property is off limits I feel as you run the risk of trespassing but if it’s out on the street or on common/public land 🤷🏻‍♀️ good luck anyway if you try it! X

Maybe look on facebook and see if there is some local dumpster groups and ask around. And look how and where the food stores are putting they trash containers, if they are out in public there is a huge chance that a dumpster-diving culture excist 😁

I have been doing it here in Edinburgh usually after the supermarket closed in the evening and I go there around 1 hr after they closed. Bins are not locked up and I never got caught.

Thanks for the info guys, I will need to look into it!

@@AnnikaWithAk I have been caught a few time (I live in Finland), or just asked to leave, which I did. One time I asked why and the person said: "This is not my own opinion but the opinion of this store", so I just putted back the stuff and came back later. 😁 It's like they have been learned to say that, but can't do anything else to you.

It's very considerate of you 😊

20-50 euros a week I think 🌿👍

se não tem nenhuma lei proibindo, é lícito! só cuidado realmente com a questão da invasão de propriedade

I live in Canada too. I have not found anything online stating it is illegal.

Its legal here in Ontario Canada as long as it's no on private property

I say most store don’t care, but I have seen with my own eyes that they don’t. Yeah there is also a law, but 98% of most stores are only doing the bare minimum and on average throwing out 30-40% of all produce. They choose to buy large amounts so the shelves look nice no matter how much they know they can sell. I’ve seen it, I’ve talked to people in that industry and it is deeply affected by a wasteful mentality that for the most part is enabled laws that also do not care, but it doesn’t change the fact that most store and especially bigger chain stores care very little about the waste they produce as long as nobody sees it and if we don’t recognise that fact then it’s going to be super hard to change 💁‍♀️ and we can believe that store don’t care while also inspires change in laws and justice system regarding food

Well I ALSO buy food, but exactly should all that other food go to waste?

It's an adventure and you got kicks from it! Hope you will try dumpster diving some day 🤪👌