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French charities to redistribute 60 tonnes of food collected during Games

Volunteers from la Banque Alimentaire pack donated food into boxes in Marseille (illustration). AFP - ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT

In the two weeks of the Olympic Games, organisers recovered nearly 60 tonnes of food, which they will redistribute to those in need via several charities.

Paris 2024 organisers had planned to redistribute unconsumed products from the 13 million meals and snacks served on the Olympic sites, in order to limit food waste.

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