Spanish city Girona puts locks on bins [1]
The Telegraph
By Fiona Govan [2], Madrid
2:38PM BST 08 Aug 2012
The Spanish city of Girona has put locks on rubbish bins outside supermarkets to stop people scavenging for food that has been thrown out because it is past the best-before date.
Girona council has adopted a scheme to direct the needy to special distribution centres where they can receive a food basket containing essential items Photo: Alamy
Girona, the second largest city in the northeastern autonomous region of Catalonia, is trying to prevent people rooting through rubbish containers of discarded food, a practice that is growing with the deepening economic crisis.
The municipality said in a statement that it had taken the decision along with supermarket owners "due to the health risks that could arise from eating food thrown into the bins and the social alarm it causes."
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