To Keep Food From The Trash Bin, Spanish City Sets Up A Communal Fridge

NPR | By Lauren Frayer

Published August 23, 2015 at 5:15 PM EDT

People in the Spanish city of Bilbao have a mission: to cut down on food waste. Now, to prevent food from going directly into the garbage, residents just send it to the Solidarity Fridge. (This story first aired on August 13 on Morning Edition.)

Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer is NPR's international correspondent based in London.

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