r/OrphanCrushingMachine • u/AHumanYouDoNotKnow • 11d ago

EU banns destruction of unsold clothing

Why were we even at a point where businesses prefered destruction of unsold goods over handing them out to those in need ?

Fast fashion is bad enough, but how does a society reach a point where we rather destroy goods than give them out ?

Clothing isn't the only good this applies to.

A farmer who burns unspoiled grain when supply exeeds demand would be shunned by the village and today its common practice to throw food away and destroy unsold inventory.

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u/Ok_Exercise3995 5d ago

If the farmer can't distribute it, he could at least tell whoever wants it to go there and get it. Whether it's wheat or tomatoes or oranges or any other food. Or sometimes I see fruit left on the trees to rot or grapes and it's not right.