Free for All

Freeganism sounds like something straight out of a book. It seems unbelievable that people, living within minutes of USF, can actually survive off a throw away food. Personally, I think that the idea, while resourceful, has many flaws to it. First off, food gets thrown out for a reason and consuming that food could be a potential threat to one’s health. Yes Steve Smith of Sweetbay does admit to early expiration dates for the safety of consumers, but what happens when something really has gone bad? Many times people don’t even realize that something will make them sick because the visible signs of being spoilt are not visible. Also, a more effective way to fight consumer waste would be to encourage even more stores to donate their uneaten food. This task, though difficult due to restrictions put on donated food, is quite plausible. In fact, a young girl aged 14 pioneered the whole concept. Secondly, what would our society be if a good portion of our population scoured the dumpsters for food? We would be setting evolution backwards a little bit, no? Yes I understand that in today’s world we are spoilt and wasteful. Yes we are rapidly destroying our environment but there are better ways to manage all these thing rather than eating out of our dumpsters.