Donate to REfUSE
Frequently Asked Questions

We appreciate donations of all amounts, literally every little bit helps!

All our donations go directly back into REfUSE to help us drive the transtion to a healthier, more sustainable system. This includes feeding people in the community cafe, running educational and engagement projects and the underlying costs associated with running a social enterprise.

There are other options for donating (e.g., bank transfer, Charities Aid Foundation) Please send us a message via the website and one of us will be in touch shortly and assist you.

Any financial support would be hugely appreciated and go towards supporting and furthering all our work.

Did you know it costs more to run a cafe like ours than it would a ‘normal’ cafe as we pay someone full-time to drive a van around the North East, to collect, sort and manage our food.

We are reliant on grant funding, fundraising as well as Pay as You Feel contributions in order to keep our community cafe and other initiatives running.

We are looking for people to champion what we do, by giving us a monthly donation, in order to help REfUSE continue to reduce food waste and empower the community in Chester le Street.

Would you consider becoming a REfUSE Champion, by giving £10, £20 or £30 per month?

Your money would go towards our core costs of running REfUSE.

One-off donations are always appreciated: click below to donate via PayPal. We’d love to say thank you so would appreciate it if you could use this form to supply your contact details:

If you’d like to give regularly (or cannot donate via Paypal for some reason) please fill in your contact details on this form, and we will be in touch shortly to assist you. 

THANK YOU. Your generosity is helping to make the world a better place.

We are hugely grateful to all our supporters.