REfUSE Cafe

A “Pay As You Feel” café on Chester-le-Street high street. Built by volunteers, run by volunteers, and fuelled by food waste, a beautiful place of inclusive community and creativity. REfUSE is Durham’s branch of The Real Junk Food Project: a network of organisations challenging criminal levels of food waste. We intercept food before it becomes waste and turn it into healthy, accessible meals, available to all. ‘Pay As You Feel’ means guests can pay for their meals anonymously in cash or card, but non-monetary donations of time or skills are just as valuable. We believe PAYF encourages us to think about the true value of food: the resources, time has gone into producing it, but also includes and empowers those who may struggle to afford food. REfUSE Restaurant evenings: 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month – booking only (email us or pop in) Many other evening events – ‘like’ us on Facebook to keep track