(if anyone can find an updated list that'd be sweet)

i doubt there is more up to date listing since 2015

This also doesn't mean that they create less waste - it mostly means that the countries have good systems in place to make sure the shit doesn't get into the ocean

But one look at almost any Chinese beach will tell you they dump a lot of their trash in the rivers and ocean

I see people litter here 50x more than I ever saw in the states

littering yes, I was mostly talking food waste for some reason

Food waste I'm not sure about. Chinks love to waste food at weddings, but outside of that they are fine

even that ^ is quite complex to measure

does food waste count only "from homes"

or does it include industrial waste material too

Yeah I think the west wastes more food at home because chinks shop everyday for groceries

as chinks for sure use more pieces from their animals than most of the countries

I wouldn't say so, industrial food waste is by far the biggest food waste in the EU because of the strict regulations

grocery stores throw away tons of perfectly fine food only because it's past best before

and literaly throw > tear open packets/poison them to prevent dumbster divers

>locket trashbins

etc etc

Like I was in Aldi last week because my gf wanted hot pot and Aldi has really nice thin sliced beef. Deep frozen. It was 1 day past best before but fucking frozen. Who the hell cares, right? I did not even want it for free, I wanted to pay for it and they refused to sell it because they are not allowed

You would probably never see that in China

i know that feel

Nah everything is past due in China haha

"this product has been in deepfreeze section for 3 years now but its 1 day past best before date so you cant buy it"

They don't even have a best before date, only "manufactured on" dates

that's a more sane thing to do

you know how old it is, you decide if you still want it

also aids in natural selection + immunology too

Well that's because it's tough to sue companies here if you're just a person

yes but "best before" crazyness is huge here

is it that bad in the US, too, or is it just overregulated EU autism?

Same in USA. My mom is terrible about it. Refuses to eat anything that's even almost expired

luckily i have decent deal with small market nearby

If she leaves a sandwich out for 2 hours she throws it out

one of their workers messages me if they have some good shit going to trash

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_illegal_ but we dont care really

I pack sandwiches and eat them 6 hours after that sometimes

also thats why we mostly buy from lidl, everything is super fresh

There's a public owned grocery store in Switzerland that just sells everything on the expiry date at 50%, and if it's still there, they give it for free to homeless / family in need after the shop closes

But only on the expiry day, not one day later

Also there's https://toogoodtogo.com/

Love that app