LISSA’S: Wal Mart Waste

(KMOV) - News 4 Investigates discovered that every day, staggering amounts of safe and edible food are being thrown away.

Chief investigative reporter Steve Chamraz exposes how America's largest retailer takes cart after cart of perfectly good food and tosses it in the trash.

Wal Mart can make a better profit by dumping food as spoiled then giving it to donate it. They are in it for the money, not to help anyone but the corporation.


Many who have posted to this are wrong on laws.
The labels on food say "best if used byxxxxx"


We all buy things 1 or 2 days prior to "best" date, then store in our refrigerator for days/weeks, etc. Stores DO pull items thet exceed the "best" date. Many stres send their items to centers where outdated and damaged container food is wholesales out to discount food stores- they are ALL OVER MISSOURI!! many items have "best" date a year old. People still buy them at low prices and use them. There is NO reason Wal-Mart cannot give tons of stuff to food pantries.


Actually, they are SO greedy they want to help no one so those poor people will shop at wal Mart.


Wal mart is the Killer of The USA'S econpmy since Sam Walton died. Try shopping at the "Dollar Stores" and discount food stores.


Yes Walmat ignores the plight of the poor and rebuffs those of us who come out of retirement to pickup food and deliver it to local food pantrys. They are major delinquents, but there are some department managers, such as at one Harvester store, that will smile and tell you that its to much trouble to scan and box the good stuff so they choose to dump, milk, and other dairy products in the trash. People who serve the poor are willing to box the food just so those in need have food on their tables or in their laps for the homeless. And food search people are afraid to say anything for fear of retaliation or discrimination when they go into such stores fore they do not want to loose the food products they do get.
Also, most meat cutters are not allowed to give away hams, smoked meats, cured meats, partial cut loaves of lunch meats which may be frozen when they throw it in the dumpsters.


There are great old people who use their vehicles, even buy trucks and trailers to transport these food items. Maybe they get the right to claim l4 cents a mile while spending 34 cents a mile, but these little people often are the poor serving the poor while corporations are granted almost three times the travel allowance for corporate business.


It would be nice if our Governor would help those who help the poor by equalizing tax relief for those who are willing to pay for ways to serve others in need.

By: Bill Patty




RANDOM COMMENTS FROM READERS:

I think that this story once agian shows Wal-Mart does not care about the communites or people in the communities where they operate. What a shame!


Wall-mart is nothing more than a corporate criminal.


I do not nor will I shop at Wal-mart. My friend works there and when she had cancer, she still had to climb a ladder to put things up on shelf even when another employee offered to switch jobs with her for the day. They stated that if she could not do her job, she could quit. She has to work. I will shop anywhere besides there. I WISH EVERYONE WOULD FEEL THIS WAY


It's not a health code issue. It's just greed. If Schnucks can donate all their expired food, it must be safe and legal. Which can only mean this is more about WalMart's greed than anything else.


Those people who didn't appreciate this story obviously were not watching the same piece I was. The bottom line is that there is ZERO reason for the policy Walmart has in place in the state of Missouri. It is wasteful and sloppy and needs to be changed. I look forward to Walmarts announcement later this week. Thank you for taking the time to cover a topic so important and relevant.


Typical Wal-mart crap. They wouldn't help their own mother if she lay dying of hunger. Their employees can't afford health insurance, and now they throw-away perfectly good food. The world's largest retailer wants us to help them line their pockets, but do they help us??? NO. Protest them--don't shop there...


This is typical of Wal-Mart.They drive the small business out then sit back as consumers run to them. It's a shame that they try to justify what they do and how they do it. If Wal-Mart was about giving back so much why do they refuse to go union? It is really sad they way they do business and they should reevaluate their practice.


My family and I have had a very, very difficult time putting food on the table to the rot gut insurance companies not paying claims for our love one who is fighting cancer - I would absolutely LOVE to have some of this food they are throwing away!