What We Do
Forty percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten. When we waste that food, we also waste all the water, energy, agricultural chemicals, labor, and other resources that go into growing, storing and transporting it. Uneaten food equates to Americans throwing out as much as $218 billion each year, most of which ends up rotting in landfills, where it emits harmful greenhouse gases. This is particularly poignant at a time when 42 million Americans are food insecure. If we reduced our food waste by just 30 percent, it would equate to enough food to provide the total diet for 49 million Americans.
-NRDC.org
The Friendly Fridge BX is the first community fridge in the Bronx. Since its inception on May 21, 2020, the Fridge now moves on average five to seven thousand pounds of food per week directly into the hands of the community.
Over the past three years since our inception, we’ve learned a tremendous deal about food waste, its impact on the environment around us and the power it holds to alleviate hunger for so many. Run entirely by a team of volunteers, the Friendly Fridge BX is all about community-based solutions. Our hyper-focused mission this year is developing and strengthening partnerships within our community to redirect good food from the landfills and instead, sharing this food with anyone who may need a little extra help.
We currently partner with over 25 schools, pantries, community centers, restaurants, catering companies, farms, CSAs and other organizations to redirect extra foods directly into the community. Our mission is to normalize reducing environmental waste and harm while also reducing stress of many.
What We’ve Done and Continue to Do:
Creating partnerships with several schools pantries, community centers, farms, CSAs and other organizations to redirect extra foods directly into the community
Partner with several organizations who are aligned in this mission to ensure safe and timely redirection of food
