Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Groundbreaking French Waste Law Triggers Broader Rethink on Consumption

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By early afternoon, the Salvation Army’s “social grocery store” is filling up. The mostly female clientele arrives with fistfuls of bags and trolleys, unwrapping scarves that had cut a bracing wind. Volunteers have freshly stocked the shelves with gleaming rows of canned vegetables and pasta. A small refrigerated section carries yoghurt, milk and meat, just shy of their sell-by dates. For the hundred or so families who shop here — paying only a small “social contribution”...

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