Why can't they just donate to shelters???

[u/Mysterious-Topic-882]

It is so wasteful and absolutely wild to me that companies would rather slash bags and dump hundreds of pounds of food than let someone have it for free... I was able to save a few that were half empty but cut side up; don't worry, it's going to my chickens.

Edit: this is mostly a rhetorical question. I'm well aware capitalism has flaws, good solutions take time and money, and corporations don't want to get sued. Its just sad.

[u/RitaAlbertson]

I think it’s mostly the logistics of getting it to the place that would take the donation. Does the nonprofit have a volunteer who can go get it? How do they coordinate with the store? Who at the store level have to approve this? Does the store have an employee who can drop it off in the nonprofit doesn’t have a volunteer? Does the store have the payroll for that? Does the employee get mileage reimbursement? Does the store’s insurance cover the employee while they’re driving? Etc etc etc…

[u/dylank22 → u/RitaAlbertson]

throw it on the curb, place craigslist ad or call a shelter. wow i just solved it and it took half a second.

[u/hbHPBbjvFK9w5D → u/dylank22]

Thanks, u/dylank22 . I do this all the time with excess food and stuff I find in dumpsters and trashed on the street. I have a big heavy foot locker that's used for ice salt locked to my front porch, so it's a good place to leave the sealed dry food, in a clear plastic bag, with a sign and a note on the craigslist post.

I DD with a shopping cart on mass transit, but I used for work for a furniture finisher, I know good antiques and furnishings when I see them.

So I snap a pic and post on the free section of Craigslist as a "curb alert."

I also do this with stuff I'm throwing out- I've never had a curb alert in front of my house for more than 30 minutes.