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This proposal was not selected because:

Hello,

Thank you for submitting this idea! A similar proposal had been made for the installation of a community fridge on Avenue de France. Although the idea is interesting, it was not selected, primarily due to constraints related to installation on public property, such as the need for a protective shelter, ground anchoring, and a secure electrical connection. For more details on the reasons for this rejection, please see the full response at this link: here.

Best regards,

The “Boite à idées” Team

Neighborhood Community Fridges

Avatar: Karma Karma

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1. Context:

In the context of reducing food waste and supporting the most vulnerable, neighborhood community fridges would allow people who wish to do so to drop off food they may have bought in excess, and enable those who cannot afford it or who might be too embarrassed to go to Caritas stores and similar organizations to access it.

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2. Proposal:

A community fridge in every neighborhood. It would be stocked thanks to the generosity of neighborhood residents who have extra food. I’m adding the photo that inspired this idea for Lausanne; it was taken in a neighborhood in Fribourg.

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3. Motivation:

I’ve had to throw away food that was still good when I went on vacation, and that outraged me, knowing that food waste is a major problem in our world today. Furthermore, having worked at Picpus at the time, I can also confirm that there weren’t really any people in genuine need who came to the store, and after talking with my colleagues, I realized that these people were “too embarrassed” to come. Perhaps something organized specifically for them in their neighborhoods would encourage them more, and they would feel included and, in a way, supported. This would surely also allow people who can afford it to feel better about themselves if they could give instead of wasting, connecting them with a sense of community.

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