David Common goes dumpster-diving at Walmart to reveal how big grocery stores throw good food into dumpsters, part of a $31 billion a year problem in Canada.
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if you look at the skin color of the Walmart Managers' neck at 11:28 and 12:08 turning from normal to pink explains what he was told on the phone by his superiors.
I used to work at Walmart and I gave the trash to homeless people honestly I took it cooked it and gave those poor homeless vet a nice meal even expired food is just as good it’s just a label (only dairy is bad so I didn’t have them dairy)
they do not gave away because people have two faces, for now they want for free, if they get sick they will also sue walmart for this. thats to prevent law suit they dump it
Ok I agree and disagree not all food thrown out is bad but some food is inevitable and to be honest 1 shopping cart really that's not bad. Also king soopers tries to be 0 waste but guess what it's about the same amount of food thrown out and if you want to eat it good luck you'll get sick eventually maybe not on the first apple but on something later down the line maybe get a tape worm or something fatal. Watch what you eat people food poisoning is a thing and it kills store try to prevent food poisoning
I am a former Walmart associate I worked graveyard and was in charge of claims which is what this is called and there were a few times where I had two or three carts full of quote-unquote garbage food. If produce has left the produce area it has to be thrown away because there might have been some contamination meat is pretty much the same way and dairy and Frozen because you don't know how long it's been out of the coolers and more than 15 minutes is against the law.
Even God is against food waste and it is biblical. More people need to read the story of Ruth. God commanded Israel in the Torah that any food grown whether it was grains like wheat or fruit from trees like olives, grapes, etc that fell to the ground was not the be gathered by the farmer and his harvesters but left for the poor, the widow and the foreignor to gather so they could eat as well. It is called gleaning.
Maybe .01% of the food I buy goes to waste. I am too poor waste food, Plus I buy mostly things that don't' go bad. The only time is if I mess i up while cooking (burnt or forget about it and it is left soaking too long and gets mushy. the burnt one has not happened in years and the mushy one happens once every few months a most).
At the age of about 8 or 9 I use to go dumpster diving to help feed myself and my family so I have known all of this for years (decades being that was back in the 90's). That was around the time they started liking up the trash and using compactors (once got two third full huge bags of McDonald's burgers out of a compactor before they compacted that week. itfed thefally for like a week or Two. Sadly Not long after that they started locking he compactor door).
This has been happening across the world for decades. 26 years ago when I was 8 years old I discovered that there was heaps of food/ fresh produce thrown way to my local supermarket (in Australia). I had 10 chickens and 24 guinea pigs as pets at the time so I used to collect the suitable fresh produce to feed my pets. When I showed my mum how I fed my pets so well she was amazed and disgusted, she couldn't believe how much waste there was. So we started to collect extra and dropped it off to a few local animal shelters, especially the shelter's with livestock. The shelters loved it, they would let me and my brother feed the animals and it made for a great childhood experience. We just couldn't let all the produce go to waste.
They make a documentary about how terrible food waste is. Then they proceed to throw away nice, hand-picked produce at a grocery store. As if we didn't get their point. And as if that wasn't hypocritical of them to do so. I totally sympathize with all those uncomfortable shoppers who didn't really know what they were getting into when they said yes to an interview for a story about REDUCING food waste.
nothing wrong with food found in the bin…if anybody was smart they would go and rescue that food and save a not only a Buck, but help your community as well
If i was homeless i would just live there
if you look at the skin color of the Walmart Managers' neck at 11:28 and 12:08 turning from normal to pink explains what he was told on the phone by his superiors.
I used to work at Walmart and I gave the trash to homeless people honestly I took it cooked it and gave those poor homeless vet a nice meal even expired food is just as good it’s just a label (only dairy is bad so I didn’t have them dairy)
they do not gave away because people have two faces, for now they want for free, if they get sick they will also sue walmart for this. thats to prevent law suit they dump it
indeed-Waste too bad out of fridge
Businesses would rather throw it in garbage than give it to a needy family. What is wrong with people
@homelesspeople
Ok I agree and disagree not all food thrown out is bad but some food is inevitable and to be honest 1 shopping cart really that's not bad. Also king soopers tries to be 0 waste but guess what it's about the same amount of food thrown out and if you want to eat it good luck you'll get sick eventually maybe not on the first apple but on something later down the line maybe get a tape worm or something fatal. Watch what you eat people food poisoning is a thing and it kills store try to prevent food poisoning
I am a former Walmart associate I worked graveyard and was in charge of claims which is what this is called and there were a few times where I had two or three carts full of quote-unquote garbage food. If produce has left the produce area it has to be thrown away because there might have been some contamination meat is pretty much the same way and dairy and Frozen because you don't know how long it's been out of the coolers and more than 15 minutes is against the law.
This is so wrong. I would be able to shop everyday dumpster diving for free food to last a year. 🤫🤪🙂
Even God is against food waste and it is biblical. More people need to read the story of Ruth. God commanded Israel in the Torah that any food grown whether it was grains like wheat or fruit from trees like olives, grapes, etc that fell to the ground was not the be gathered by the farmer and his harvesters but left for the poor, the widow and the foreignor to gather so they could eat as well. It is called gleaning.
Send it all to China ,instead of wasting it. God knows they need to change their diet BIG TIME.
Crazy , so much food in the 'West'
Dear Walmart, Kick out mcdonalds and open your own inhouse restaurant. Mic drop!
08:21 how much sense that statement is making…but on the other hand its revealing how uncivilized and underdeveloped we are…..
It belongs to them so what
Maybe .01% of the food I buy goes to waste. I am too poor waste food, Plus I buy mostly things that don't' go bad. The only time is if I mess i up while cooking (burnt or forget about it and it is left soaking too long and gets mushy. the burnt one has not happened in years and the mushy one happens once every few months a most).
At the age of about 8 or 9 I use to go dumpster diving to help feed myself and my family so I have known all of this for years (decades being that was back in the 90's). That was around the time they started liking up the trash and using compactors (once got two third full huge bags of McDonald's burgers out of a compactor before they compacted that week. itfed thefally for like a week or Two. Sadly Not long after that they started locking he compactor door).
This has been happening across the world for decades.
26 years ago when I was 8 years old I discovered that there was heaps of food/ fresh produce thrown way to my local supermarket (in Australia).
I had 10 chickens and 24 guinea pigs as pets at the time so I used to collect the suitable fresh produce to feed my pets.
When I showed my mum how I fed my pets so well she was amazed and disgusted, she couldn't believe how much waste there was. So we started to collect extra and dropped it off to a few local animal shelters, especially the shelter's with livestock. The shelters loved it, they would let me and my brother feed the animals and it made for a great childhood experience.
We just couldn't let all the produce go to waste.
If I was the manager, I’d be asking why the hell food within its expiration date is being thrown out
People around the world are dying of starvation, and stores are just throwing them out , that is so crazy
ok ok cool good video but why did you but the donuts on the ground like at lest lay a blanket down geez
Send that stuff over to Bulgaria – We're starving here !!!!!!
This makes me angry . This food should go to a food bank .
I use to work in one these places I use to give to homeless or take it home
Keeps food artificial high
This is hard to watch.
If Wal-Mart does this I'm just going to the back of mine and taking everything they throw out
They make a documentary about how terrible food waste is.
Then they proceed to throw away nice, hand-picked produce at a grocery store.
As if we didn't get their point.
And as if that wasn't hypocritical of them to do so.
I totally sympathize with all those uncomfortable shoppers who didn't really know what they were getting into when they said yes to an interview for a story about REDUCING food waste.
Our shops sells items at a discount when it nears it's best before date – south africa.
Go to the CEO please. Don't harrass a store manager.
20:45 must have taken forever to find the camera
The only correct thing that the Walmart manager say is that they want to sell as much as they can
The food waste is good enough to feed for those living on the streets!!! Damn those demonic money-sucking supermarkets!!!
U JUST WASTED A HEAP OF FOOD!! WHAT POINT ARE U TRYING TO PROVE?
Also had a friend that asked for compose waste and raised 4 600 lb hogs and slaughtered them for families that couldn't afford much
Then they write the loss off on their taxes…I have seen so much waste in colleges and stores it's amazing and very sinful
that dude in florida who just goes barefoot everywhere jumping into dumpsters….hes asking for botulism
wtf that is how i grociery shop is the bins behind Walmart and you guys go and show everyone?
nothing wrong with food found in the bin…if anybody was smart they would go and rescue that food and save a not only a Buck, but help your community as well
2020 food cost in canada went up 50%
wake up people.. your food is grown in S H I TT
People complain about GMOs but wont touch produce unless it is symmetrical and perfect
This is from 2016 and it doesn't feel like a lot has changed
this made me sad ☹️
Now that explains why you exported too many trash to my country
The supermarket managers know there are hungry people in their area, it's really shameful they choose to throw out the food.
Walmart is the devil
What a shame. The foods could be donated to food pantries.
Plot twist the food in the trash cans were put there by an employee to take home and they came a fckd everything up