Since 2021, the Students' Association has run Student Fridges across all four of our campuses. We work with local partners Fareshare and Cyrenians to stop food from supermarkets from going to waste. 

Local businesses donate food that is close to its 'use by' or 'best before' dates that they know they won't sell or will otherwise be wasted. In some circumstances, the food still has a long 'use by' date but due to mislabelling or stock preferences, the supermarkets are unable to sell them. 

Anything you take from the fridge is free of charge. Please be a considerate user of the Student Fridges, we have thousands of students, so we ask that you only take a maximum of 5 items per person to allow us to help as many people as possible. This is not a foodbank, it is a food redistribution project to reduce the amount of food wasted in our communities.

Key details

• At Sighthill campus the Student Fridge is located in the Students' Association office, on the ground floor of the Atrium. Deliveries are on Mondays.

   

• At Granton campus the Student Fridge is located directly outside the Students' Association office, Room R101. Deliveries are on Wednesdays.

   

• At Milton Road campus the Student Fridge is located on the ground floor beside Gather & Gather cafe. Deliveries are on Wednesdays.

   

• At Midlothian campus the Student Fridge is located on the ground floor beside the Students' Association office. Deliveries are on Thursdays.

Food waste equates to roughly 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions, so if we can take collective action, that will help us to achieve our strategic goal of helping the planet.

If you have any further questions about the Student Fridges, please contact the team on contact@ecsa.scot.