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===The economics favor this wasteful practice because:=== | ===The economics favor this wasteful practice because:=== | ||
* Goods are sold for a much higher price than their raw ingredients. | * Goods are sold for a much higher price than their raw ingredients. | ||
** Sales make big revenue, but wasted goods make ''small'' losses - small in terms of money. For {{ | ** Sales make big revenue, but wasted goods make ''small'' losses - small in terms of money. For{{alt|the environment|humanity overall}}, food waste is [[food waste|major loss]]. | ||
*** The business would rather risk wasting food than selling out. | *** The business would rather risk wasting food than selling out. | ||
**** In some jurisdictions, there are even ''fines'' for businesses that sell out. | **** In some jurisdictions, there are even ''fines'' for businesses that sell out. | ||
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====Kind explanation==== | ====Kind explanation==== | ||
Some business owners do, but: | Some business owners do, but: | ||
* Some {{ | * Some{{alt|homeless shelters|food banks}}might reject the baked goods, because they already receive too many, and because baked goods are mostly empty calories. For some people in poverty, the harder struggle is finding good [[nutrition]]. | ||
* The sheer volume of all leftovers might be more than all the local poor & homeless people can eat. | * The sheer volume of all leftovers might be more than all the local poor & homeless people can eat. | ||
** Evidenced by: for example: 1% of the population is homeless but 50% of all food goes to waste. | ** Evidenced by: for example: 1% of the population is homeless but 50% of all food goes to waste. | ||