of singular produce types were reclaimed or accumulations of produce built up, the storage of surplus food became a problem that needed to be carefully managed. For several of the participants, including Bec (Redmoor community 1), storage of surplus food was particularly problematic when goods were being provisioned for community or group events as larger quantities were required and the longevity of the produce for specific occasions was questionable. Even when produce was only reclaimed for practitioners’ own or immediate household consumption, the of produce over time meant that strategies for use in addition to their own consumption often needed to be implemented. In a similar way to that in which Bec recruited her Dad to help her transport surplus food; the practitioners often overcame oversupply of reclaimed food by engaging people outside of the freegan community and redistributing food. Holly (Oldmere 2) reported regularly filling up her housemates’ shelves and encouraging them not to purchase food when she would be able to provision for them with reclaimed food. Similarly Claire (Greenhill) used her boyfriend’s house to store food when she ran out of space (which she would ultimately collect and consume herself). Storage emerged as particularly problematic when produce require specific storage conditions, such as refrigeration or freezing. Lizzy (Oldmere community 1) had navigated this barrier by obtaining two small fridges from the online selling community which ‘Gumtree’, allowed her to store the large amounts of yoghurts she reclaimed. While Lizzy was able to obtain these goods free of charge, the glut of food waste available created the need for additional storage. Even though these goods were second hand, this still led her to obtain more material goods for storage which is in contrast to the freegan promotion of minimal consumption and accumulation of material goods. 5.2 Managing and negotiating secondary The reclamation of food waste from the bin does not necessarily stop food from ultimately ending up in the bin. The previous section illustrated how practitioners implemented strategies to overcome restrictions imposed by the mode of transport selected and storage facilities to maximize the reclamation of food waste. Yet even when food has successfully been transported and stored, the rejection and disposal of reclaimed food was an everyday practice for freegans in this study.
of singular produce types were reclaimed or accumulations of produce built up, the storage of surplus food became a problem that needed to be carefully managed. For several of the participants, including Bec (Redmoor community 1), storage of surplus food was particularly problematic when goods were being provisioned for community or group events as larger quantities were required and the longevity of the produce for specific occasions was questionable. Even when produce was only reclaimed for practitioners’ own or immediate household consumption, the of produce over time meant that strategies for use in addition to their own consumption often needed to be implemented. In a similar way to that in which Bec recruited her Dad to help her transport surplus food; the practitioners often overcame oversupply of reclaimed food by engaging people outside of the freegan community and redistributing food. Holly (Oldmere 2) reported regularly filling up her housemates’ shelves and encouraging them not to purchase food when she would be able to provision for them with reclaimed food. Similarly Claire (Greenhill) used her boyfriend’s house to store food when she ran out of space (which she would ultimately collect and consume herself). Storage emerged as particularly problematic when produce require specific storage conditions, such as refrigeration or freezing. Lizzy (Oldmere community 1) had navigated this barrier by obtaining two small fridges from the online selling community ‘Gumtree’, which allowed her to store the large amounts of yoghurts she reclaimed. While Lizzy was able to obtain these goods free of charge, the glut of food waste available created the need for additional storage. Even though these goods were second hand, this still led her to obtain more material goods for storage which is in contrast to the freegan promotion of minimal consumption and accumulation of material goods. 5.2 Managing and negotiating secondary The reclamation of food waste from the bin does not necessarily stop food from ultimately ending up in the bin. The previous section illustrated how practitioners implemented strategies to overcome restrictions imposed by the mode of transport selected and storage facilities to maximize the reclamation of food waste. Yet even when food has successfully been transported and stored, the rejection and disposal of reclaimed food was an everyday practice for freegans in this study.
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