A trash can full of used supermarket products is used to anger Ann. Now he sees them as saviors
When she was working for a supermarket, Ann witnessed huge waste products being dumped at the end of each shift. He said employees can’t pick up wasted items at a cheaper price or for free. “It makes me very angry. It makes me question the company’s approach to waste and their environmental impact,” he said. “If stores want to dispose of edible products perfectly, we have to be able to pick them up and use them.” Ann is new to trash diving and says it can be a lifesaver as she struggles to make ends meet. ( provided ) Now Ann is one of the thousands of Australians struggling to keep food on the table as prices rise — and the bins behind those shops are up for looting. “My daughter is ashamed of being ‘poor’ because all her school friends live in a big private house, and their parents drive expensive cars,” she said. “We don’t live on the poverty line, but we live very simply, without the luxuries or advantages that people with more money can buy. We live in small government subsidize