Fresh Food (Uncooked)
Fruit, Vegetables, Extra, Surplus, Perishable, Onion
Recyclable?
Blue Bins & Chutes
Other Recycling
Recommended
Freecycle / Give Away
If the food is still edible and in good condition, donate to a community fridge or offer to others online.
If you are a company and have a large amount of edible fresh food to give away, look for charities that can handle volume like Willing Hearts.
Community Fridges
Olio
GoodHood
Divert for 2nd Life
Alternative
Specialised Recycling
Not so fresh? Vegetable food scraps can be composted. Learn to do it yourself or look for a community garden near you that welcomes scraps.
Community Gardens
Compost Collaborations by Project Black Gold
Info & Insights
This refers to surplus food which is NOT cooked. So items like fresh fruits, veggies but also refrigerated things like dairy. These are perishable and don't have a long shelf life.
