“I personally do it to raise awareness of food waste and there is such a dramatic amount of food that is wasted every year.'
So-called ‘dumpster diving’ has taken off in popularity in recent years and has been used by climate activists and anti-poverty campaigners to highlight unnecessary commercial waste.
Most people would rather go hungry than eat something that has previously been in a bin and Ms Weichnz says there is a certain amount of common sense required. “It’s the same as when you go into your own refrigerator… So, why would you not eat it just because it’s been briefly in a bin?”
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