Food recycling from retail to use in Mikkeli in years 2015-2020. Information obtained via e-mail from organisations that distribute food to the needy. Food is gathered from almost all Mikkeli grocery stores and other stores and then distributed to the needy. The food is collected from stores before best before date or expiration date and then distributed in several donation points. Food is safe and edible, but not wanted to be sold in the store anymore.