Residents of Pollokshields in Glasgow are set to benefit from a project to reduce food waste and get the community sharing

A community fridge has been created in Glasgow to reduce food waste and encourage locals to share.

The Pollokshields Development Agency (PDA) Goes Green Community Fridge is the first of its kind in the area and will launch on February 20 in Maxwell Road.

The initiative aims to allow residents and local businesses to share surplus food and for people to help themselves to quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

The project was created by the agency with support from charity Hubbub and the Scottish Government.

The charity will welcome donations of unopened, packaged foods within their use by date and raw fruit or vegetables, which will then be available to anyone in the community to take.

The Pollokshields fridge is one of the first community fridges to be created in Scotland, with others launching this spring in Gorebridge, Dundee and Kirkcaldy.

Ylva Haglund, food waste campaigns manager, Zero Waste Scotland, said: “Scotland is committed to reducing food waste and Community Fridges are a brilliantly simple way of using up quality fresh food that would otherwise be thrown away.

"It’s exciting to see the growing trend for community fridges in Scotland and we hope other communities across the country will follow suit when they see the positive impact they can make.

“It’s great to see the commitment from Pollokshields Development Agency to make the PDA Goes Green fridge a success and we particularly thank the Climate Challenge Fund for making this project possible.”