Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Replate. Leaving leftovers for hungry people


Replate is a great iniative started in America. It encourages people to leave their leftovers on top of garbage bins for hungry people.
It's a great idea given the amount of waste and the number of people forced to search bins for food. It injects just a tiny bit of dignity and kindness into that equation. It's not enough of course, but it is individual action that can lighten our cities and create a sense of community - in much the same way as street art does.
There are many cities around the world that don't have the lovely clean shelves on top of their bins where replated food can be left. Replate's suggestion is to leave the food beside the bin.
So spread the word. They have downloadable posters on their site.

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