Knaphill Community Fridge
Why bother at all?
Food waste is a big issue in the UK. The average UK family wastes £810 a year by throwing away food and drink, and £3 billion is wasted by food sectors, at the same time four million people in the UK are living in food poverty. Despite growing awareness of food waste, there are few easy ways for people or businesses to get food near its 'sell by' date to others. Most food waste in the UK (4.5 million tonnes or 70%) is avoidable and could have been eaten had it been better managed. The community fridge in Knaphill enables us to share our abundance, minimise waste and source free food that would otherwise be thrown away .