In some East Asian cultures, it's considered bad luck and manners to not eat every bit of rice from your bowl. So after working in a restaurant and motel the amount of food waste I've seen is frankly shocking.
I kind of see this peak during busy times like about two weeks ago during the holiday season. When I work mornings, I sometimes take out the dirty sheets and bins from the used rooms. You can see where I'm going with this.
Half eaten Chinese, pizza boxes with literally half the pizza still in there....
Ich.
Don't get me started on the opened alcohol.
I've only ever had one room infested with ants because of a half finished pizza so I should count my blessings.
Sometimes guests who stay for longer periods get groceries like bread and milk and leave them in the room when they leave. I've found full milk containers, energy drinks, alcohol and one time a tub of melted ice cream in a takeaway container.
Like seriously people, how much money do you have to burn if you order $30 worth of food and don't even eat half of it? When you eat, you either finish what you order or order only what you can eat. Admittedly however, I do sometimes buy fruit and vegetables that ends up spoiling in my fridge because I can't find a way to use it. But I don't cook something I made myself just to toss half of it out.
As a side note, pizza boxes aren't recyclable IF THEY STILL HAVE PIZZA IN THEM.
I kind of see this peak during busy times like about two weeks ago during the holiday season. When I work mornings, I sometimes take out the dirty sheets and bins from the used rooms. You can see where I'm going with this.
Half eaten Chinese, pizza boxes with literally half the pizza still in there....
Ich.
Don't get me started on the opened alcohol.
I've only ever had one room infested with ants because of a half finished pizza so I should count my blessings.
Sometimes guests who stay for longer periods get groceries like bread and milk and leave them in the room when they leave. I've found full milk containers, energy drinks, alcohol and one time a tub of melted ice cream in a takeaway container.
Like seriously people, how much money do you have to burn if you order $30 worth of food and don't even eat half of it? When you eat, you either finish what you order or order only what you can eat. Admittedly however, I do sometimes buy fruit and vegetables that ends up spoiling in my fridge because I can't find a way to use it. But I don't cook something I made myself just to toss half of it out.
As a side note, pizza boxes aren't recyclable IF THEY STILL HAVE PIZZA IN THEM.
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