Perfectly Edible Food Tossed to Dumpster

B2 – Upper Intermediate

All commercial dumpsters may be filled with garbage or trash, but in some, they contain food that is still safe to eat. Inside Edition’s Chief Investigative Correspondent Lisa Guerrero and food waste expert Rob Greenfield went to a dumpster outside a CVS store in Orlando, Florida. They searched for food inside garbage bins and were shocked to see that edible food are really going to waste.

Watch the video and see what they have found:

 

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think of food thrown away before their expiration dates?
  2. Should it be donated to the needy? Why or why not?
  3. Why do companies throw away this food?
  4. Would you consume edible food from the dumpster?

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