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National
/ 22 September 2023

Tonnes of food thrown away – but nonprofits rescue it for the hungry

By Sheree Bega
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Pretoria Fresh Produce Market Photo Delwyn Verasamy
HelloChoice collects food from Tshwane market that would end up in a landfill. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

SA Harvest and OneFarm Share are collecting food that would have gone to landfill and redistributing it to vulnerable people

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Tags: CSIR, Eugene Kriel, Fighting Hunger, food edition, Food Insecurity, Food Rescue, Food Waste, Jaco Crafford, MG Environment, OneFarm Share, SA Harvest

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