Solidarity fridge: Spanish town finds cool way to cut food waste

A shared fridge for people to donate their leftover food is one way to reduce food waste. Photo: Shutterstock

The large white fridge sits prominently on a pavement in Galdakao, a small city on the outskirts of Bilbao.

A wooden fence has been built around it, in the hope of conveying the idea that this is not an abandoned appliance, but a pioneering project aimed at tackling food wastage.