In July 2021 Refuse received a grant from Karbon Homes, from their Community Grants Fund*, to “Make Volunteering Accessible”  so we started the Access to Volunteering Scheme.…… Read more “Supported Volunteering: Jordan’s Story”

Happy New Year, from all of us at REfUSE! A huge thank you to everyone who supported, donated and helped REfUSE in 2021. Click the link below to read…… Read more “New Year’s Newsletter”

Are you looking for an opportunity to work in a dynamic social enterprise with a powerful social and environmental mission? Do you believe the scale of food…… Read more “We are recruiting!”

There are a few different figures around, and there has never a full study on it, but Unilever/WRAP estimate that in 2014, 2 million Christmas dinners were wasted across the United…… Read more “Christmas Time”

Did YOU know that your carving pumpkins are totally edible? A scary 14.5 million pumpkins are going to waste this year, because they’re produced for decorations instead…… Read more “Pumpkins!”

Like so many others, for the last year, the work of REfUSE has been shaped by the demands of the Covid lockdowns. We’ve felt so privileged to…… Read more “We are recruiting!”

REfUSE Cafe is still operating as a ‘social supermarket’ and open for takeaway toasties, hot drinks and cakes Wednesday-Saturdays, 11 until 2. The shop has been beautifully…… Read more “Joy to the world”

Where does the food come from?  Local shops, cafes, markets, restaurants, allotments, other charities, wholesalers, food photographers, events, small businesses…. wherever we can rescue it. If you…… Read more “FAQs”