Rotherham’s newest community fridge initiative helps to tackle food waste

Danielle Andrews
By Danielle Andrews
Published 2nd Dec 2022, 10:55 BST
Updated 2nd Dec 2022, 10:55 BST
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A new community fridge initiative has been set up in Kiveton, in a bid to redistribute food that would otherwise be thrown away.

The community fridge is open to everyone, so that residents can access fresh food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

The volunteer-run fridge opened this week in Little Yorkshire, on Wales Road, Kiveton Park.

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A statement from the community fridge said: “The community fridge is open to everyone in the community – without any need to be referred or having to prove eligibility – to access fresh food that would otherwise have gone to waste.

A new community fridge initiative has been set up in Kiveton, in a bid to redistribute food that would otherwise be thrown away.A new community fridge initiative has been set up in Kiveton, in a bid to redistribute food that would otherwise be thrown away.
A new community fridge initiative has been set up in Kiveton, in a bid to redistribute food that would otherwise be thrown away.

“The fridge will be open to enable residents and local businesses to share surplus food and for anyone to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

“Donations of unopened, packaged foods within their use-by date and raw fruit or vegetables are also welcome from anyone who would like to donate them.”

To find out more, see the community fridge’s Facebook page

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