Greed and Waste at the Table: When 'All-You-Can-Eat' Culture Stacks Up to 70 Taipei 101 Towers of Food Waste

Citing alarming data from CommonWealth Magazine on food waste in Taiwan (40,000 barrels of food waste daily, NT$240 billion wasted annually), the author sharply critiques the domestic 'all-you-can-eat' consumption culture and its underlying wastefulness. The article points out that many consumers overload their plates driven by the mental cry of 'I need to get my money's worth,' and even resort to hiding leftover food in hot pot broth to avoid surcharges. The author urges the public to exercise basic moral self-discipline and environmental responsibility, reflecting on the social and environmental costs of food waste before grabbing 'the next round' of food.