Every day, bakeries toss trays of bread. Restaurants dump bins of produce. Food plants throw away pallets of product that never hit the shelves. It’s waste on a scale that makes you sick to think about — but it’s also opportunity if you know how to tap into it.
This isn’t dumpster diving 101. This is modern food salvage.
- Too Good To Go & Flashfood: Apps where stores sell “waste” food for dirt cheap.
- Direct with Managers: Bakeries often hand out yesterday’s bread for free if you just ask.
- Food Rescue Networks: Nonprofits connect surplus food with people who need it.
It’s insane how much edible food gets tossed — but if you’re willing to step into that stream, you can cut your food budget to pieces.
