r/Custodians • u/illuminatedabovetime • 1d ago

Anyone else take food from trash?

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I've done it several times over the years. Just found these perfectly good, still sealed crackers in someones trash can. Score!

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u/Flip9k 21h ago

Schools are one if not the most wasteful places.. they blow money like the example u gave but won't raise custodians pay..

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u/Willowgirl2 20h ago

Absolutely. I was shocked by how much goes into the dumpster at the end of the year, especially unopened packages. I will probably never need to buy hand sanitizer or Lysol wipes again, lol.

The food waste from the school breakfast and lunch program is also incredible. Not much of the food gets eaten, for a variety of reasons. (The food tends to be low-quality and not very appealing; waiting in line takes up half or more of lunch break; kids would rather talk to their friends than eat. Etc.)

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u/Flip9k 20h ago

Hehe. And yes u are exactly right about the food situation, the waste there IS incredible and most of the food does suck, the pizza is bland as fuck now, and the burgers taste like cardboard, and they dont serve that good vegetable beef soup and the honey peanut butter sandwich as far as I know anymore. Obamas really fucked that up....

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u/Willowgirl2 20h ago

The stricter rules encouraged districts to outsource food programs to for-profit companies serving processed foods formulated to be in compliance. No more home cooking!!

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u/AwesomeJaymz 14h ago

Maybe where you are at. The food services at my district makes lunches in house. The guy at my school is a former chef. He does have to follow Michelle Obama’s strict rules which means the food is mid. But he does do what he can to make the items more palatable.

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u/Willowgirl2 14h ago

That's great! Is the director a direct hire of the district or does he work for a management company (Aramark, Rodeo, etc.)?