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* Regret - for example buying junk food and then feeling bad about eating it so throwing it out. Not having someone nearby to give it to. | * Regret - for example buying junk food and then feeling bad about eating it so throwing it out. Not having someone nearby to give it to. | ||
====Lack of understanding==== | ====Lack of understanding==== | ||
* Mistakenly thinking that food has gone bad [[Is this still ok to eat?|when it has not]]. {{talk|TODO: clarify via a story}} | * Mistakenly thinking that food has gone bad [[Is this still ok to eat?|when it has not]]. {{talk|TODO: clarify via a story}} {{talk|TALK: This page is also going to need an FAQ section. I currently have just 1 FAQ drafted up, and it would be too awkward to have as the only one in the list. So I'm keeping it right here in the talk bubble. Here it is:{{pbr}}DRAFT: "If it's not healthy food, and I dont feel like finishing it, is it ok to waste it?" No. It still takes resources to make, not matter if it's healthy or not. Even empty calories [[nutrition|can be part of a healthy diet]]. Try to find a way to save the food for later, or even just finish it now and then wait longer before your next meal (see also: [[intermittent fasting]]).}} | ||
==Effects== | ==Effects== | ||
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==Solutions / Actions to take{{fists}}== | ==Solutions / Actions to take{{fists}}== | ||
* [[Redirect unsold food]] from businesses, before they waste it. | * [[Redirect unsold food]] from businesses, before they waste it. | ||
* [[Demand longer lunch breaks]], so that people aren't in a rush to finish their meals. | * [[Demand longer lunch breaks]] at workplaces, so that people aren't in a rush to finish their meals. | ||
* Normalize having a [[leftovers bin]]. | * Normalize having a [[leftovers bin]]. | ||
* Inform people on what's salvageable: [[Is this still ok to eat?]] | * Inform people on what's salvageable: [[Is this still ok to eat?]] | ||
* Take matters into your own hands: [[Dumpster diving]] | * Take matters into your own hands: [[Dumpster diving]] | ||
{{minor|''More solutions can be added here.''}} | {{minor|''More solutions can be added here.'' {{talk|Should this page also have another section called "Discussions" which includes a link to the [[plastic vs food waste|packaging vs food waste]] tradeoff?}} }} | ||
===Seasonal - <span style="color:#FC0">Fall</span>=== | ===Seasonal - <span style="color:#FC0">Fall</span>=== | ||
* [[Pumpkin recovery]] 🎃 | * [[Pumpkin recovery]] 🎃 | ||