[fretzer]

>from a fast-food container her discarded,

Sigh.....

[ifinnegan]

“ from a fast-food container her discarded,”

Yes. I see this sort of thing a lot.

I do think it’s a problem in editing, proofing, not abject illiteracy.

I would guess it was rewritten from “from her discarded fast-food container”.

Sloppy and shoddy job.