Kindness one can consume

A look at the food banks in Shanghai which were set up by Shanghai Oasis Ecological Conservation and Communication Center, and the support they have been receiving from enterprises foreign and domestic

The "solidarity fridges" which first appeared in Spain last year made their debut in Shanghai earlier in October, and reception to this concept of sharing leftovers with the needy in society has been overwhelmingly positive.

Thirty food items, including milk, yogurt, rice cakes and canned food provided by supermarkets and restaurants, are placed in a fridge in a community activity center on Puxiong Road, Putuo district, every weekday. All residents of the community can help themselves to the items.