Well, the Germans have always been a few years ahead of us

Germany legalizes dining from dumpsters

As rising food prices force working-class Germans into poverty, the German government is set to legalize the so-called “dumpster diving” in search of food. “Fishing for edible food in dumpsters could soon become legal in Germany,” German state broadcaster DW TV reported Sunday.

The measure allowing Germans to look for food in trash cans without legal prosecution has been initiated by the country’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Agriculture, media reports say.

The government announcement comes as inflations push ordinary German families into poverty. In 2022, nearly 14 million Germans, out of the total population of 83 million, lived in poverty or were at risk of dropping below the poverty line, Germany’s leading welfare organization Der Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband disclosed.