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Canada’s largest food rescue organization and expert in food recovery. | Our mission is to keep food where it belongs: On plates and out of landfills

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We are thrilled to hear that Ali Ehsassi’s M-110 motion on a national food waste strategy has passed! This could mean great things food rescue & redistribution. ourcommons.ca/members/en/ali…

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🚨 New Food Waste Research 🚨 Five years ago, we published The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste. Today, we released an update to that study, which revealed that we still have a massive food waste issue. Read our full report to learn more.

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Did you know that almost half of all the food in Canada is wasted? Read our new research report “The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste” to learn more and join us in calling for change. #FoodInsecurity #SecondHarvest #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste

Did you know that almost half of all the food in Canada is wasted? Read our new research report “The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste” to learn more and join us in calling for change. 

#FoodInsecurity #SecondHarvest #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste
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The amount of food waste that happens throughout the food system is enormous. Why is this happening? Read our new report, The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Update to learn the root causes. #SecondHarvest #SustainabilityMatters #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste #ACFW

The amount of food waste that happens throughout the food system is enormous. 

 Why is this happening? Read our new report, The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste Update to learn the root causes. 

#SecondHarvest #SustainabilityMatters #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste #ACFW
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Our new research, The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Update, shows that 41.7% of all food waste could be rescued to support communities across Canada. Read our full report to learn more and join us in calling for change. #FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste

Our new research, The Avoidable Crisis of Food Waste: Update, shows that 41.7% of all food waste could be rescued to support communities across Canada. Read our full report to learn more and join us in calling for change.

#FoodWaste #SecondHarvest  #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste
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📊 $58 billion is the value of avoidable food waste in Canada. That’s the equivalent of groceries for over 3.7 million Canadian families. Read our full report to learn more and join us in calling for change. #FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste

📊 $58 billion is the value of avoidable food waste in Canada. That’s the equivalent of groceries for over 3.7 million Canadian families.

Read our full report to learn more and join us in calling for change.

#FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste
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🚨 8.83 million metric tonnes of the food wasted in Canada every year is avoidable waste. All this wasted food could be rescued to support communities across Canada. Learn more at secondharvest.ca/research. #FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #Sustainability #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste

🚨 8.83 million metric tonnes of the food wasted in Canada every year is avoidable waste.

All this wasted food could be rescued to support communities across Canada.

Learn more at secondharvest.ca/research.

#FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #Sustainability #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste
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Best before dates cause food waste across most of the supply chain. 1.6 million tonnes of food could be saved if we tackled this issue. Read our latest research at secondharvest.ca/research to learn more. #FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #BestBeforeDates

Best before dates cause food waste across most of the supply chain. 1.6 million tonnes of food could be saved if we tackled this issue.
 
Read our latest research at secondharvest.ca/research to learn more.

#FoodWaste #SecondHarvest #BestBeforeDates
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23% of avoidable food waste from processing to purchase is caused by BBDs — leading to 1.6 million tonnes of avoidable food waste in Canada. Read our latest research to learn more and join us in calling for change. #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste

23% of avoidable food waste from processing to purchase is caused by BBDs — leading to 1.6 million tonnes of avoidable food waste in Canada. 

Read our latest research to learn more and join us in calling for change.

#AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste
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Avoidable food waste in Canada produces 25.7 million metric tonnes of GHGs — equal to over 253,000 flights from Toronto to Vancouver! Read our latest research to learn more and join us in calling for change. #ClimateAction #SecondHarvest

Avoidable food waste in Canada produces 25.7 million metric tonnes of GHGs — equal to over 253,000 flights from Toronto to Vancouver!  

Read our latest research to learn more and join us in calling for change. 

#ClimateAction #SecondHarvest
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💧 Wasted food = wasted water. Reducing food waste isn’t just about food — it’s about protecting our natural resources. Want to be part of the solution? Learn more about food rescue here: secondharvest.ca/about/ #SecondHarvest #FoodRescue #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste

💧 Wasted food = wasted water. Reducing food waste isn’t just about food — it’s about protecting our natural resources. 

Want to be part of the solution? Learn more about food rescue here: secondharvest.ca/about/

#SecondHarvest #FoodRescue #AvoidableCrisisofFoodWaste
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Avoidable food waste creates 25.7 million tonnes of CO2e every year, which is roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of 5.6 million passenger vehicles. Learn more about the environmental impact of food waste at secondharvest.ca.

Avoidable food waste creates 25.7 million tonnes of CO2e every year, which is roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of 5.6 million passenger vehicles.

Learn more about the environmental impact of food waste at secondharvest.ca.
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💜 Today, on #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the incredible women driving change in food rescue, sustainability and food security. At Second Harvest, we’re proud to support and work alongside inspiring women every day. 💚 #IWD2025 #FoodRescue

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Soaring food prices have already pushed millions of Canadians into hunger. A trade war will only make things worse. We need your help. Donate today at ow.ly/wp5P50Vtv8T #SupportCanadians #HungerCrisis #tariffs

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Our new partner @haven.greens donated 21,000+ lbs of fresh, local lettuce from their King City greenhouse! It was delivered to 332 GTA charities via our network. That’s food rescue in action — feeding people, not landfills. 💚 #FoodRescue #NoFoodWaste #Toronto #GTA

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Turning rescued food into sandwiches that fuel young minds? Just another day at @reginafoodbank. 🥪💪 These meals help kids grow, learn, and thrive. 🎒🏫

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Got questions about the Second Harvest Truck Pull Challenge? We’ve got answers! 🚛💪 Swipe to learn how you can pull a truck, have fun, and fight food waste — all for a great cause. #TruckPull #PullForAPurpose #SecondHarvest

Got questions about the Second Harvest Truck Pull Challenge? We’ve got answers! 🚛💪
Swipe to learn how you can pull a truck, have fun, and fight food waste — all for a great cause.
#TruckPull #PullForAPurpose #SecondHarvest
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In 2024, Second Harvest rescued 87.1M lbs of food — food that would have otherwise produced 288M lbs of GHGs and wasted 59.3B litres of water. 🌎💧 This Earth Day, take action with us. #EarthDay #FoodWaste #FoodRescue #ClimateAction #SecondHarvest #NoWasteNoHunger

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🚛 On #EarthDay, we’re fuelling change — literally. Our trucks now run on renewable diesel, reducing emissions by 39%! Big thanks to 4Refuel for helping us take food rescue further 🌱 #NoWasteNoHunger #Sustainability #FoodRescue

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I'm so proud of all the work that shaniatwainfoundation do and this national partnership with Second Harvest brings me so much pride and joy, especially as it tackles an issue I faced in my own childhood. Together, The Shania Twain Foundation and Second Harvest are making sure that