the full half of the world

Dumpster diving is the act of diving in the dumpster for things other people considered useless and using them. It is also a philosophy, saying there is way too much waste in this full half of the world, whereas in the other hungry half even our waste is luxury. It is also the concept of why waste? bad karma. I heard of this aroudn my travels in Europe, and somehow always related that to homeless people biting on a piece of half-eaten sandwich or taking some torn shirt nobody else wanted. I was pretty surprised with what I found.
I went with a guy I met in oslo to a dumpster just behind a small supermarket. It was just one dumpster, and it contained three big black plastic bags. Body bags, you know.
When we opened them a treasure was revealed - approximately 10 kilograms of lamb steak that was 1 day old, 20 bags of coacoa that are 6 months before due date, a couple of pineapples in pretty good shape, kilograms of flour, microwave meals that are 1-2 days old, cheese, milk, juices, apples - hell, it was a minimarket in its own.
I was amazed at the amounts of food in that little dumpster, in that little minimarket, in that little part of town. What's going on in the bigger supermarkets? in all of Oslo? in all of norway? in all of western Europe? I figured a few thousands of people will die of hunger today. I figured those kilograms of meat, wheat, drinks and fruits could probably feed them all, just for today. and what about tomorrow? tomorrow is just another dumpster day.
"Norway is pretty strict about out dated food", said my friend, "so it's pretty safe to eat these foods even a few days after expiration". I think so too.