Ignite Talk

Outside our library there is a community fridge, known as the Freedge (free fridge, get it?).

The freedge is a sharing mechanism aiming to reduce food waste where everyone can take and leave food. The project started with an old refrigerator donated by a library patron but has since developed into a successful partnership with grocery stores and volunteers.

More than 100 people use the freedge every day and an estimate of 80 kilos of food is saved from the bin every week. 

Host

Hrönn Soffíu Björgvinsdóttir
Hrönn is a project manager at Amtsbókasafnið – the Municipal Library in Akureyri, Iceland. Hrönn supervises the circular programs among other things. She’s an anthropologist and very enthusiastic about circular economy.