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While food banks and food rescue programs help fight hunger, they’re reducing food waste at the same time. “We play an active role in finding homes for high-quality, nutritious food that might otherwise go to waste,” says Carolyn Stewart, executive director of the Ontario Association of Food Banks (oafb.ca). “This is often food that may have just a labelling error or cosmetic imperfection, but it’s still healthy and delicious.”