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Thanks to a group initiative and Chinathe help of one inspiring actress, the large amounts of leftover food from this year's Oscars ceremony did not go to waste.

Freida Pinto, actress, activist and Global Citizen Ambassador, teamed up with Copia -- a San Francisco-based company that uses technology to reduce waste and feed communities in need -- to ensure all those leftover appetizers, desserts and fancy dishes from the Vanity Fair Oscars Party went to good use.

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According to an Instagram post from Pinto, she and Copia worked with Vanity Fair to deliver this year's leftover party food to various Los Angeles communities in need like the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

"Our aim is to ensure that no one goes hungry in our film and TV town of Los Angeles by recovering leftover foods from all of our big parties and events," Pinto told Vanity Fairin February, explaining that the "no food waste" initiative was one of the main perks of being an Academy member.

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A representative from Copiaexplained that the company also worked with Pinto to recover leftover food from this year's Women in Film pre-Oscars party and the 2017 Spirit Awards held in February. Pinto's Instagram revealed that following the Spirit Awards, over 800 people were fed as a result of the partnership.

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Thankfully, Pinto isn't the only one in Hollywood trying to make a difference. Other donations made from the 89th Academy Awards included food from the exquisite Governor's Ball after party, a feast prepared for the last twenty three years by Wolfgang Puck. It included everything from potatoes with caviar, braised short ribs, chicken pot pie, Oscar-shaped matzo crackers with smoked salmon, gold-dusted popcorn and more.

As Salon reported, Jackie Kelly, one of Puck's executive chefs in charge of Oscar prep and execution explained that the chef has been working with the charity organization, Chefs to End Hunger, for the past six years.

"Right around 11 at night, when we know it’s starting to slow down, and the celebrities have moved on, we take a look at what we have left," Kelly told Salon."The short ribs we expect to be left over, because people only take a little bite. The chicken pot pie is always left over, and pasta."

Here's hoping these generous actions catch on at all celebrity events.

UPDATE: March 4, 2017, 11:12 a.m. EST Updated to include the following correction: A previous version of this article mentioned that Copia helped recover food from the Governors Ball, but the company did not assist Chefs to End Hunger. Copia worked to recover excess food from the Women in Film pre-Oscars party, the Spirit Awards and the Vanity Fair after party.

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