The Dispensa Sociale (Social Food Pantry, in Englsh) is a circular economy project in the Bergamo area. Led by ​​Namasté, a social cooperative, the initiative recovers food discarded by large-scale retail trade, vegetable markets and agri-food companies. They mainly recover surplus food, products close to expiry date, ugly foods or foods with some defects in the packaging and therefore no longer marketable. All of this is still edible food, so the initiative redistributes it to entities and institutions that take care of vulnerable people that suffer from food insecurity. The City of Bergamo is an active supporter of the initiative, among many other partners.

Photo form: https://dispensasociale.coopnamaste.it/cosa-e-la-dispensa/