The Community Fridge distribution team must have had a busy session today as many of the storage boxes were left empty and the recyclable waste was bursting out the door. Even with 2 volunteers it took longer than normal to clean and tidy everything, but despite this we left everything spick and span.

Merton’s Community Fridge is a long-term initiative to tackle food poverty and reduce food waste in the borough. It's essentially a big fridge where fresh surplus food is donated and redistributed to the community.

Core volunteers help with the food distribution 3 times a week and others stop in for the set up or cleanup so there are plenty of jobs to do.