Unterschleißheim: “Containers is not a solution” – District of Munich

“Fair sharer” Sibylle Melinz thinks it’s right that there shouldn’t be any punishment for taking food out of garbage cans. Nevertheless, the woman from Unterschleißheim does not consider containers to be a solution.

Food that supermarkets sort out and throw away is often still edible. Fishing them out of the dumpsters at the markets in order to use edibles is legally considered theft and can be prosecuted. So far. Now Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir from the Greens and his colleague, Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann (FDP), are publicly calling for the so-called containers to no longer be punished – unless there is a trespassing or property damage. The food trade association and supermarkets are against it. The SZ spoke to Sibylle Melinz about the pros and cons. The dedicated food rescuer and a team look after the “Fairteiler” in Unterschleißheim, a place where food is exchanged, and has been involved with the Munich Foodsharing association for ten years.

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