Please click
here for my sixth article (published by Coconuts). It is about the Community Fridge at
theCOMMONS (a mall in the Thong Lor area of Bangkok), and the efforts of
ThaiHarvest|SOS to cut food waste.
Food vendors at the mall deposit leftover food in the fridge and ThaiHarvest|SOS distribute it the those in need around the city.
The article follows a day's donations from the upscale mall to a church community of Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees outside of Bangkok.
I'm very pleased to say that to date - the article has had over 14,000 Facebook shares!
Below is a quick photo essay illustrating how the food is rescued:
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| Bangkokians love to eat out, but food often remains unsold at closing time. Picture: theCOMMONS. |
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| Gourmet bakery items cannot be sold the next day. Picture: Ewen Mcleish. |
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| The behind the scenes community fridge awaits donations from food vendors. Picture: Ewen Mcleish. |
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| Fit to eat food, ready for collection. All donations are checked by a qualified food hygienist. Picture: Ewen Mcleish. |
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| The donations were loaded onto a refrigerated truck and driven across town. Picture: Ewen Mcleish. |
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| Bakery items waiting to be given out at the refugee church. Picture: Ewen Mcleish. |
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| The food was handed out. Nobody took too much. Soon everything was gone. Picture: Ewen Mcleish. |
To read the article in full click
here.
