Comments on: The High CostCo of Waste http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-29186 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:34:31 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-29186 I should get in touch with them...Not that they'll never admit to those TV practices, if they're true. Feel free to send away... I should get in touch with them…Not that they’ll never admit to those TV practices, if they’re true. Feel free to send away…

]]> by: CSN http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-28899 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:18:03 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-28899 Jonathan, Have you thought about writing to Costco's corporate office? I was tempted to send this page to them and see if they will respond. CSN Jonathan,

Have you thought about writing to Costco’s corporate office? I was tempted to send this page to them and see if they will respond.

CSN

]]> by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-14606 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:36:36 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-14606 Aaron, thanks for commenting. The facts are that if a pizza is served to staff by another employee, then it can be donated. If the box is opened and staff take their own, it can't. I find it hard to believe that a food pantry, given all of the recent shortages, won't take pizzas that have gone unserved. Further, CostCo is free from liability for donated food. There is a federal shield law--the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaratan Food Donation Act. CostCo may be ignorant of such law or hiding behind it because they don't want to donate. Thousands of grocery stores and restaurants find it possible to donate food. If CostCo wants to donate, they'll make it happen. What seems ridiculous is not allowing employees to leave the store with a slice of pizza. That just seems mean spirited. As for the TV scenario, I'll admit that your version sounds more likely. But I can't say that the person involved didn't see televisions destroyed in that instance. We'll never know, as neither of us were there. Aaron, thanks for commenting. The facts are that if a pizza is served to staff by another employee, then it can be donated. If the box is opened and staff take their own, it can’t. I find it hard to believe that a food pantry, given all of the recent shortages, won’t take pizzas that have gone unserved.

Further, CostCo is free from liability for donated food. There is a federal shield law–the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaratan Food Donation Act. CostCo may be ignorant of such law or hiding behind it because they don’t want to donate. Thousands of grocery stores and restaurants find it possible to donate food. If CostCo wants to donate, they’ll make it happen.

What seems ridiculous is not allowing employees to leave the store with a slice of pizza. That just seems mean spirited.

As for the TV scenario, I’ll admit that your version sounds more likely. But I can’t say that the person involved didn’t see televisions destroyed in that instance. We’ll never know, as neither of us were there.

]]> by: Aaron http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-14578 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:08:31 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-14578 As a costco employee, I can assure you that televisions are not thrown in the compactor. That is the most ridiculous thing that I have heard. They are sent back to the manufacturer for processing to ensure they are functioning and then they are sent to discount retailers who sell these items as refurbished. I can't believe anyone would actually believe that they do this. And as for the pizza's, it is not costco's policy to throw these away, it is the health department who makes us do that. We cannot donate these to the local shelters here in Kansas City because they won't take them. Costco and the shelter are assuming a liability for the food if someone gets sick. Don't start pointing fingers unless you have your facts straight. We would love to be able to donate food stuffs to the shelters, but it just isn't possible. As a costco employee, I can assure you that televisions are not thrown in the compactor. That is the most ridiculous thing that I have heard. They are sent back to the manufacturer for processing to ensure they are functioning and then they are sent to discount retailers who sell these items as refurbished. I can’t believe anyone would actually believe that they do this.
And as for the pizza’s, it is not costco’s policy to throw these away, it is the health department who makes us do that. We cannot donate these to the local shelters here in Kansas City because they won’t take them. Costco and the shelter are assuming a liability for the food if someone gets sick. Don’t start pointing fingers unless you have your facts straight. We would love to be able to donate food stuffs to the shelters, but it just isn’t possible.

]]> by: Mike http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-13889 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:22:39 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-13889 The only thing I can recommend is to take personal responsibility for your food purchases and consumption - it will help reduce your waistline and improve your "bottom line" with savings! The only thing I can recommend is to take personal responsibility for your food purchases and consumption - it will help reduce your waistline and improve your “bottom line” with savings!

]]> by: Shannon http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-13884 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:09:33 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/12/06/the-high-costco-of-waste/#comment-13884 Not that I condone it, but the pizza practice seems to be in operation at a lot of places. The one that just blows my mind is the TVs/electronic goods! Certainly this isn't true?! How can they be taken to task for this since those sorts of goods contain incredibly harmful materials? Not that I condone it, but the pizza practice seems to be in operation at a lot of places. The one that just blows my mind is the TVs/electronic goods! Certainly this isn’t true?! How can they be taken to task for this since those sorts of goods contain incredibly harmful materials?

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