Instead of the perfectly-fine “expired” food going to the dumpster, feed people. Help the community.

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      Second harvest is a charity that specializes in exactly this.

      They pick up food from grocery stores and distribute it.

      There are chapters of second harvest across north america

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          I am not a lawyer, yadda yadda, but best before dates are only the manufacturer saying “this will taste like advertised up until this date”. It’s still perfectly fine to eat, usually for a good while. So I think you’d be fine if you just sufficiently made people aware that the best by date has passed, and that they should use common sense before consuming.

          It’s probably a different story for things with an actual expiration date

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      Well its true here in Colorado at least. They get Tax breaks for donating to charity and it doesn’t need to be money

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      Really just depends on the store and where you are. Stores can get tax breaks for it.

      The local Safeway offers it to charity, compost or livestock feed for the farms nearby. All you have to do is head inside and ask.