> The state of perishable goods is much worse. A lot is dumped in food and short shelf-life items. Nothing can be done here.

That’s already regulated in multiple countries

That's interesting. Mind telling how regulation would stop dumping of expired or unconsumed food and other stuff?

	▲	dgellow 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Check France 2016 food waste ban: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/04/french-law-for... And the more recent non-food waste ban follow-up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Waste_and_Circular_Econom...
	▲	cbg0 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Supermarkets are forced to discount soon-to-expire items which go into "bargain bins".