Throwing bread into the trash
Question
Is it permissible to throw away bread that I can no longer eat, because became a bit disgusting? For example, bread that my child brought back from the kindergarten, etc., and is it permissible to give it to birds and the like? Thank you.
Answer
Dear …!
If the bread is in a state where people will no longer want eat it, it is permissible to throw it away.
Source
Tractate Taanis, folio 20 and Mishnah Berurah, chapter 171
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