We REfUSE to be part of a wasteful food system. We need to RE-think. We REscue, REclaim and RE-use, so that good food doesn’t become REfUSE.
REfUSE’s vision is to show the value in things, places and people that are unjustly wasted or overlooked. Each month we intercept around 12 tonnes of food that would otherwise go to waste, from retailers around the North East. We then redistribute it to people, through our ‘Pay As You Feel’ community cafe in Chester-le-Street, our weekly themed ‘Restaurant Nights’, partnerships with other organisations and our Waste Not Box scheme. We’re passionate about educating the next generation about the value of food, and do this through our education project “Eat Smart”. You can read more about all of these things across the rest of our website…