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Just a reminder that one out of three calories produced in the US gets thrown away because of shit like this (slrpnk.net)
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Throwing food away because capitalism

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

There are laws in place now in the US that encourage businesses to donate unused restaurant food. You’d think a “Christian” company like chik-fil-a would do that.

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/blog/good-samaritan-act-provides-liability-protection-food-donations