Free the Food #30 ✔ | The Quest to End the Systematic Food Waste [2018-02-02]

in steem •  7 years ago  (edited)

LOVE and FOOD are Meant for Sharing NOT for Wasting...

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by @reko
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Steem Power: 13,750.180 | Reputation: 66.3 | Followers: 4144

DSCN1570.JPGLizzy Guardian of the Trash Treasures...


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Dumpster diving

The practice of foraging in garbage that has been put out on the street in dumpsters, garbage cans, etc., for discarded items that may still be valuable, useful, or fixable.

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I've got great plans for 2018 and beyond and intend to work hard to achieve it. The Steem blockchain is the perfect place to create positive change as it rewards individuals that contribute to the community and humanity at large. I am wholeheartedly dedicated to this platform and my intention is to create solutions for today's problems, unite humankind once and for all and I welcome you all to join in...

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Latest Update:

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Willys is one of the supermarkets that throw away most food every day...

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Green washing campaign by Willys stating "Together against the food waste".

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My trusted old bike broke down so now I'm using an even crappier one that I found in a container...

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Lizzy always lends a helping hand paw...or two!;)

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As youcan see another great haul...mission accomplished!

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Current Free Food in Stock:

Root chips
Pommes Pinnes
Avocado
Onions
Dried Cherries
Mango
Tomatoes
Bratwurst
Peppers
Squash
Kale
Oranges
Liver pâté
Peas
Greek Yoghurt
Organic BBQ Chips
Corn
Crackers
Falafel
Oat milk
Gooh (pre-made food)
Cottage Cheese
Pesto
Shrimps
Bread
Coffee
Butter
Sugar snaps
Mushrooms
Carrots
Celery
Clementines
Beetroot
Pomegranate
Herbs
Fennel
Head cheese
Chicken
Crème fraîche
Salad
Sun dried tomatoes
Yoghurt
Coleslaw
Cheese
Wheat
Crispbread
Sweet buns
Apples
Crisps
Mozzarella
Flour
Tzatziki
Tacos
Roast beef
Salmon
Garlic
Potatoes
Mustard
Herring
Lemons
Greens


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Past Treasures:

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Introducing Trashwiki, the collaborative world wide guide of creating value from trash! Here you will find plenty of trash-related articles: you can search by specific countries and cities to find the best places in your area!

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Dumpster Diving - Behind the Scenes.

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Was a cold and snowy night here in Gothenburg...

DSCN1501.JPGArriving at out favorite blue container providing an ever lasting stream of trash treasures...

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Mission accomplished... ;)

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Why do I Dumpster Dive?

  • Bring awareness on how much food is wasted with our current system...
  • Save the abundance of food that is wasted and share it...
  • Minimizing costs enabling me to be less dependant on Fiat and can Power Up 100%...
  • Great regular exercise and good karma... ;)

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Thursdays Weekly Meet-ups:

We meet up on Thursdays in the middle of the city to share the food we've saved during the week. It's a great way to meet, connect and support each other. We meet between 6-7 pm at the same time as the decentralized farmers market that I've initiated!

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I regularly invite friends over to share the abundance of food, been doing it for many years but now I also of course make sure to introduce them to the Steem blockchain! ;)

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Wow this is beyond words. U r doing a very great work. Anyone will ordinarily feel dumpster diving is beneath them, but your purpose behind this transcends every form of self pride.
This is a movement worth joining, changing the world one dumpster at a time. Cheers

You're thriving bro! Way to go!

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Thank you @artzanolino! Great portrait!:)

Wow! This is EXACTLY the kind of problem solving I am excited to see. Down The rabbit hole!! People are so bitter at having to participate in a society regiment that wears them down that they would rather throw food away rather than see someone eat it 'for free'. :( I know many places lock their dumpsters, I like in San Diego and even our apartment dumpsters have locks (though I 'forget' to relock them often hehe). What kind of legal trouble do you get in if you get caught? Can you get tickets or worse (theft charges) ? I bet it varies by city, but what have you run across. I know many people are so rabid and bitter that they really want to punish people.

Also, unrelated question but i'm new so Im still trying to figure all of this out... how does the article have more votes than views? Either way, this is the kind of stuff we need to see trending so I'm glad it has so many .

Some votes are paid for using MinnowBooster and SmartSteem services.

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Has met police and employees many times and no problems just telling them how it is...I'm there to free the food!;)

Food is life and people should stay full good job keep it up

thank you...agreed!^^

steemit is about 1000 nairia but to our advantage if you can buy bitcoin and convert to sbd you gain more think well guys

I searched my country at trashwiki, too bad there isn’t any. Great job you are doing there, you are doing lots of favor to the world.

Unfortunately, in my country the phrase "Together against the food waste" sounds like a joke, because of stupid politicians, bulldozers destroy the food

Some people find it disgusting, I call it being smart.

That is incredible how much food is being wasted. Thank you for letting people know.

its good and informative

nice sharing dude about food... keep it up..

Really great job. Everybody come forward for food charity.

Whoa! That's a lot of food from dumpster diving, how do all these food end up there? I mean they're still good right? Nice job @reko , lizzy does look happy

wow~~
You are really environment saver.
This is a chance to think about my food shopping style again..
Thank you :)

Intressant! Gör du det här på heltid? För övrigt kul att se fler svenskar på steemit. Kämpa på!

jao de kan en la säga, kommer fokusera hårt på detta framöver....var i Sverige befinner du dig månntro? :)

Bor i Nyköping med familjen. Upptäckte steemit i slutet på förra året och startade ett konto nu i början på januari. Känns mycket mer spännande och inspirerande än övriga sociala plattformar. Var bor du någonstans då?

eller hur!!:D Bor i Göteborg i ett litet kollektiv på 5 pers som alla är här dock inte lika aktiva som mig;)

kolla in @markwhittam en annan svensk som är mkt inspirerande på många sätt!:)

Det ska jag absolut göra.

Bless you for doing this.

I've been donating to local homeless shelters and food banks for years, especially when I lived in Florida and had an abundance of yard food that was way too much for us to eat without help.

Our two large pink grapefruit trees alone put out an abundance of fruit every year, and our chaya bushes were massive, and threatening to take over the county!

There is a charity here in the States, Second Harvest, that attempts to do what you're saying here, by repurposing the food that would otherwise be thrown out by grocery stores and restaurants, and directing it to the people most in need.

They do a great job, along with scores of smaller local charities, but it is the tip of the iceberg, and there is still an obscene amount of food being wasted each and every day.

We need a sea change in awareness. Thank you for being a spearhead.

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Great man

I love food

lol me2!!^^

cute pup !

sharing each other is the happiest life. you have shared a science with steemit users in the world. thank you for sharing.

Great haul!! I wonder what the organic BBQ chips you collected sell for in the store...I bet a fist full of fiat.

I keep coming back to look at all the food and it is literally making me cry. 😢 We make life so much harder for eachother for no reason. It seems like every time good meaning scientists or inventors solve a problem we are so quick to reshuffle society so that the solution is never really implemeneted. I know so many people who fight with their partner, or cant see their kids, ir just suffer from debilitating anxiety or depression just to try to eat. And its being fucking thrown away by the truck loads. Sorry to be so negative, its just really hitting me today . Love the decentralized farmers market. Also, can I share this on my facebook or would you rather keep it here on steem?

Thank you