Food waste is a big issue in the UK... The average household throws away £810 worth of food every year. Most food waste in the UK (4.1 million tonnes) is avoidable and could have been eaten had it been better managed. Meanwhile 32% of children in Milton Keynes are living in poverty (Vital Signs 2025).

One solution to this problem are community fridges, a tried and tested solution to stop good food ending up in the bin. The fridges enable residents and businesses to share surplus quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

MK Community Fridge began as two fridges and one freezer located in the foyer of The Old Bath House Community Centre in Wolverton. Over the years independent MK communities launched new community fridges at Woughton Community Council in Coffee Hall, Netherfield Vineyard Church, The Community Hub in Great Linford, Conniburrow, Shenley Brook End and Tattenhoe Parish Council, Tinkers Bridge Residents Association, St Mary’s Community Centre in Bletchley, Water Eaton Church, Glebe Farm School and most recently YMCA MK.

If it's your first time or you are unsure of how to use the service, please ask one of the team who will be able to help you.

In June 2020 Hubbub and The Old Bath House and Community Centre launched Food Connect, "a zero emissions service to take good food further". 

Food Connect aims to redistribute food that is perfectly good to eat but would otherwise go to waste. The project uses e-cargo bikes and an e-van to help MK's network of community fridges to share even more good food. 

Food Connect shares over 4 tons of surplus food a week via 11 community partners to the residents of Milton Keynes and has diverted the equivalent of more than 4.2 million meals since it was launched.