[porpoise]

I can never bring myself to throwing away food where the labor of other people has been involved (cooking or growing) . I can justify myself by various consequentialist arguments, but deep down I know that I have a moral duty to eat it. I am morally bound to not throw it into the trash, regardless of whether there are any staring children in the world that can be helped by my action.

Many people in the West find this frame of mind totally alien. Most people in the east immediately understand it, as did I think most Westerners (at least) before the 20th century.

https://books.google.com/books?id=oJFBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA32&dq=ru...

[senkora]

Not disagreeing with your general point, but the article does bring up a counterpoint:

> The current draft law includes provisions requiring catering service providers to remind consumers to avoid food waste, and to actively dissuade them from ordering more dishes than they can possibly finish — a common way to show hospitality. Restaurants should offer different portion sizes and are allowed to charge consumers for having to dispose of their leftovers, the document says.