[mytailorisrich]

Ultimately this may just move the wastage somehwere else: people may get those for free instead of buying them, leading to waste in supermarkets/shops. Or they might take more than they need because it's free and end up throwing them away.

It seems that they acknowledge that they are doing thus because there is a supply glut so potatoes will go to waste in any case...

Ultimately this give away is a waste of efforts, too. Sometimes there is just nothing to be done...

[bondarchuk]

To be honest it sounds like you (and some other commenters) are just rationalizing because the concept of giving stuff away for free is too much at odds with your world view. Maybe some is going to waste but surely less than would go to waste if they destroyed all of these.

[mytailorisrich]

Can we not start with the personal attacks and the assumptions about other's "worldviews"?

Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.

Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.

[nemomarx]

It might be a lossy savings, but I would think at least some percentage of people who take the free potatoes weren't going to buy them and will eat some of them. So maybe you get 5-10 percent less total waste for the labor time, pessimistically? And hopefully more.