Our throw away society and food waste is in the news again. Having "looked after" my ageing aunt from a distance, I know what went on in her case.
My totally housebound aunt ordered a week's food by phone and Tesco delivered to her door. Much of it went into her freezer. A few weeks later, she retrieved food from freezer, and placed it in her 'fridge. This was OK initially. However, when she was deemed to "need more help" a carer went through her 'fridge on a daily basis, and threw out anything passed its "eat by" date. This resulted in food waste, a phone call to me, 150 miles away, that my aunt was now out of food, and sometimes a journey to sort matters out. Of course, the carers were merely responding to the modern "tick-box" culture, and couldn't be faulted as whilst there was an "Check for out of date food" tick box, there didn't seem to be one to ensure that my aunt had enough food to last her until the next delivery.
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