<div><p>Food waste is one of the biggest problems facing North America and Europe today. But what if we could solve it by sharing our leftovers?</p><p>One solution is to install a community fridge. The idea from a group of creative thinkers at the <a href="http://brixton.impacthub.net/">Brixton Impact Hub</a> in the United Kingdom. These innovative minds saw how much good food was being wasted and decided to do something about it. </p><p>The People's Fridge is the first of its kind in London, UK. It is a community fridge that was bought and paid for by the community through a crowdfunding campaign. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjRqofkqMfSAhUr74MKHX8zBKcQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweburbanist.com%2F2017%2F02%2F15%2Fthe-peoples-fridge-free-excess-food-for-anyone-who-needs-it%2F&psig=AFQjCNHOyLBtR8j9FjYyKfwWHJ9NCXLKHQ&ust=1489076607719951" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/peoples-fridge-960x641.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/peoples-fridge-960x641_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/peoples-fridge-960x641_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/peoples-fridge-960x641_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/peoples-fridge-960x641_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/peoples-fridge-960x641_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjRqofkqMfSAhUr74MKHX8zBKcQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweburbanist.com%2F2017%2F02%2F15%2Fthe-peoples-fridge-free-excess-food-for-anyone-who-needs-it%2F&psig=AFQjCNHOyLBtR8j9FjYyKfwWHJ9NCXLKHQ&ust=1489076607719951" target="_blank">Web Urbanist</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Community members and business owners can contribute sealed food to the outdoor fridge. Members of the community who are affected by poverty can take whatever they need.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><a href="http://www.coolharvest.org/category/food/food-waste/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Food-Waste-Infographic.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Food-Waste-Infographic_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Food-Waste-Infographic_GH_content_650px.png 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center">Food Waste estimates in America.<cite><a href="http://www.coolharvest.org/category/food/food-waste/" target="_blank">CoolHarvest</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>People in the United Kingdom are facing a similar challenge with food waste. According to the <a href="https://issuu.com/biocollectors/docs/bio_collectors_report_2016_screen">Bio Collector's Report</a>, 15 million tonnes of food and drink are wasted in the UK each year. That amount of food could fill over 70,000 jumbo jets.</p><p>Similarly, <a href="http://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/how-we-work/securing-meals/reducing-food-waste.html?referrer=https://www.google.ca/">Feeding America</a> estimates that 70 billion pounds of food is wasted in America every year. That meas that almost 40% of the food being grown, processed and transported in the US has never been consumed. </p><p><strong>See how it's done below:</strong></p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ATTNVideo/videos/1670230309948590" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p>Do you think this is a good idea? Should America have community fridges too?</p><p>[Source: <a href="http://www.attn.com/videos/15400/america-needs-public-fridges">Attn</a>: / <a href="https://issuu.com/biocollectors/docs/bio_collectors_report_2016_screen">BioCollectors</a> / <a href="http://www.feedingamerica.org/about-us/how-we-work/securing-meals/reducing-food-waste.html?referrer=https://www.google.ca/">Feeding America</a>]</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>
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