The Dhaka Times Desk For a long time in Germany it was illegal to scavenge for edible food from garbage cans. But this time in Germany it is becoming legal to find food in the garbage.
Police officers in Greifswald arrested a man named Salome Kay. Then he found a dried lettuce and some brown bananas in his backpack. They may one day be displayed in a museum. It will be said that, because of this meal, the Germans appeared in court in 2022. Because dumpster diving is illegal in the country.
Law Minister Marco Bushman of the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP) and Agriculture Minister Sam Yosdemir (Green) are, however, taking legal action on the matter. They want, never to be punished for looking for edible food in supermarket garbage bins. Provided that there shall be no trespass or damage to property.
"It is not right to punish someone who looks for food from garbage," says Yosdemir.
Federal ministers supported the proposal of the state of Hamburg. This is an amendment to the so-called 'Criminal and Administrative Penalty Proceedings' Directive.
In parts of Germany, students have been seen scavenging around giant garbage cans for food. They also expressed their support for this initiative. But Christian Böttcher, media spokesman for the Federal Association of the German Food Trade, is not so enthusiastic.
"From a legal point of view there is no need for such a move," he told Deutsche Welle. Public prosecutors can also withdraw such prosecutions if they find that garbage cans are not locked or located in a fenced area. The proposal given by the two ministers is therefore unnecessary.”
Statistics show that there is serious food waste in Germany. The amount of which is about 110 lakh tons per year. However, the food industry accounts for 7 percent of this loss. According to him, this initiative of the ministers will not help in reducing food wastage.
According to the United Nations Food Waste Index (2021), Germany leads Europe in terms of food waste per household. Also only China, India, USA and Japan also throw away a lot of food.
Note that according to the United Nations report, it is known that 9 thousand 310 million tons of food is thrown into the garbage. Meanwhile, more than 80 crore people suffer from malnutrition and are hungry.
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