Replating is the term coined by design studio Language In Common for the simple act of giving away leftover food by leaving it on top of garbage cans. Sort of a small scale version of City Harvest. The replate idea is being spread by their website and with downloadable posters and stickers that explain the process. They started this open source food activism campaign as an easy way of channeling this potentially wasted food to the homeless and others that may desperately need it. There are some potential problems in the widespread roll out of Replating such as the food drawing rodents, or the lack of flat surfaced garbage cans in New York City. Overall a good concept, and a step in the right direction.
[via Neatorama]
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In Brazil if a beggar dies or get really sick because of a bad food, according to the law the fault is on the people that gave him the food. You can’t just give away food, a hungry child with empty estomach could get really bad diarrea eating chocolate chip muffin for example. It is sad but I think my country understands hunger and misery better, don’t give food away in such an irresponsible way. Leaving food out of the garbage is like throwing crumbles to pigeons. They are people, make soup and give to them looking in their eye, this is a real human behavior.
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:42 am