‘Disgusting’ act at Hungry Jack’s caught on camera
Diners are turning on a Hungry Jack’s in Melbourne’s CBD after footage emerged of an employee standing knee-deep in a rubbish bin.
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A Hungry Jack’s in Melbourne’s CBD is copping a grilling after an employees was filmed climbing into the restaurant’s kerbside bins in an apparent attempt to compress down the overflowing waste.
The footage is circulating on TikTok and shows a line of general waste and recycling bins filled to the brim with rubbish, and several additional bags stacked in a pile beside them.
A Hungry Jack’s employee dressed in uniform and wearing disposable blue gloves is standing inside one of the bins and appears to be using his body weight to compress the rubbish. He then climbs into the next bin to do the same as another employee starts pushing the additional bags in.
Hungry Jack’s said it is investigating the matter internally, with a media representative saying “We have strict processes to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and customers.”
A manager from the Melbourne restaurant in question, which is situated on Elizabeth Street, said the video is about two years old and that the incident took place after rubbish had not been collected for several days.
They said what occurred in the video is not common practice in that restaurant.
The act was quickly labelled ‘disgusting’ by commenters on TikTok, with one person exclaiming, “This is so wrong”, while another said, “Uh oh, Health and Safety be giving them a visit now.”
“That’s disgusting and I work in fast food,” one commenter said, “never thought I’d see anyone actually do this.”
Another person joked, “Secret sauce - bin juice.”
Originally published as ‘Disgusting’ act at Hungry Jack’s caught on camera