Happy Holidays Everyone!
I wish...i wish...i wish that you find utmost joy within you which fires you up to take some impactful climate action in 2022.
Today is our last weekly gupshup for 2021, and that's why Piyush & I decided to go unscripted and share our heart out of how this year has been.
If you have been tuning in to most of our previous gupshups, then this episode is going to be a delight for you.
Thank yo for being our family and supporting us throughout.
Now, I request you to hit play, relax and enjoy what's about to unfold :)
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Keyword : What is a circular economy?
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You are listening to part 3 of our discussion with Kiran Pereira where we are gonna dig deep on sustainable solutions to the global sand crisis.
Kiran is the Founder & Chief Storyteller at SandStories.org. an organization that works to create awareness about the urgent need to manage our consumption of sand as a resource. They aim to bridge the gap between science, policy and industry by identifying and promoting potential solutions to the looming sand crisis.
If you observe keenly, you’ll notice how rarely sand and its sustainability comes up in climate change awareness conversations. Just bcoz its not being spoken much, doesn’t mean that its impacts ain’t alarming.
Doston, I’m counting on you to help us spread the word and spark a thought within your circle of influence. All you have to do is share this episode with them and start a conversation.
Our conversation has been split into 3 parts. Part 1 focuses on problems and impacts of sand mining on our lives and the ecosystem.
Part 2 focuses on sustainable, circular solutions to today’s unsustainable sand industry
Part 3 will focus on action points for making this planet a better place.
Show Notes:
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: SandStories
Watch the Documentary : Sand Wars
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Key words : Illegal sand mining
You are listening to part 2 of our discussion with Kiran Pereira where we are gonna dig deep on sustainable solutions to the global sand crisis.
Kiran is the Founder & Chief Storyteller at SandStories.org. an organization that works to create awareness about the urgent need to manage our consumption of sand as a resource. They aim to bridge the gap between science, policy and industry by identifying and promoting potential solutions to the looming sand crisis.
In the previous episode i.e. ep #94 we discussed how sand touches our lives everyday via the products and services that we use. We even spoke about the massive scale at which specific types of sand are extracted from various parts of the globe to suffice human development needs. This in turn is leading us into a climate catastrophe.
If you observe keenly, you’ll notice how rarely sand and its sustainability comes up in climate change awareness conversations. Just bcoz its not being spoken much, doesn’t mean that its impacts ain’t alarming.
Doston, I’m counting on you to help us spread the word and spark a thought within your circle of influence. All you have to do is share this episode with them and start a conversation.
Our conversation has been split into 3 parts. Part 1 focuses on problems and impacts of sand mining on our lives and the ecosystem.
Part 2 i.e. today’s episode will focus on sustainable, circular solutions to today’s unsustainable sand industry
Part 3 will focus on action points for making this planet a better place.
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: SandStories
Watch the Documentary : Sand Wars
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Key words : Illegal sand mining
Today's sand mining is a climate threat. Yes it is.
For many of us, when we think of sand …we picture walking on a beach…some others might say an hourglass…
but little do we realize that amidst the chaos of climate change …SAND is literally slipping through our eco-system with a big invitation for a future catastrophe.
If what I just said sounds unbelievable to you, no problem at all, our guest for today Kiran Pereira is going to share a rare sand story with all of us. Kiran is the Founder & Chief Storyteller at SandStories.org.
SandStories works to create awareness about the urgent need to manage our consumption of sand as a resource. They aim to bridge the gap between science, policy and industry by identifying and promoting potential solutions to the looming sand crisis.
Our conversation has been split into 3 parts. Part 1 ..i.e today’s episode will focus on problems and impacts of sand mining on our lives and the ecosystem.
Part 2 will focus on sustainable, circular solutions to today’s unsustainable sand industry
Part 3 will focus on action points for making this planet a better place.
Notes:
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: SandStories
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Key words : Illegal sand mining
Today is part 2 of the throwback series- Inspiring people in the circular economy space.
Like I mentioned in episode 90 …we initially wanted to make top 3, however curating top 3 was hard, therefore we thought of making two part series covering 3 change makers in each episode.
While the podcast must take a holistic view, I wanna share a secret…you know the curation of this episode is my favorite because these folks have become trailblazers in their own arena. So if I can state them in the chronology of their appearance, we begin the throwback with Alysia G co-founder and director of Materiom followed by Arthur Huang cofounder of MINIWIZ and Dave Hakkens founder of precious plastic.com.
So just sit back, relax, grab your beverage of choice and get ready to be inspired.
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Keyword : What is a circular economy?
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Today we are going to talk to a phenomenal woman who has become a trend setter in zero waste living in India. She is none other than Sahar Mansoor Founder and CEO at Bare Necessities.
This is part 2 of my conversation with Sahar.
Of her many achievements, Sahar is also the co-author of India’s first zero waste guidebook which is specially crafted for the desi audience. The title of the book is Bare Necessities: How to Live a Zero Waste Life. I sincerely suggest you to check it out because Sahar walks the talk, therefore you can be assured to gain useful insights especially if you are getting started on your own zero-waste journey.
In the previous episode, i.e. part one of the conversation, we discussed some important challenges that aam janata face in transitioning to zero waste lifestyle.
We gain an insight as to how BN is approaching those problems.
We even talk about the need for awareness and practical education around environ sustainability followed by a crazy story of how Sahar tailor made her major in college …kind of designing her own curriculum from her areas of interest.
In case you haven’t heard part-1, then take a pause and listen to Ep. #91 because this one is a sequel to that and you wouldn’t wanna miss out on the flow, would you?
Recently, Sahar and her team launched an online course for those who want to switch to understand circular economy.
The course details are here : Circular Economy in 30
This course discusses what the future should look like as we move towards a sustainable and just future. Following a Circular Economy rather than the Linear Economy!
Using well-researched and inspiring examples from the past, present and future that are embedding circularity, close to embedding it or are literally already amazing at it - from the Ubers and AirBnb’s to the Yulu’s and electric transportation, to even insects as a source of sustainable food - this course is going to take you on idea-driven, innovative and motivating journey!
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: Bare Necessities
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Key words : Zero-waste living
Today we are going to talk to a phenomenal woman who has become a trend setter in zero waste living in India. She is none other than Sahar Mansoor Founder and CEO at Bare Necessities.
Sahar says that she’s and accidental entrepreneur and that Bare Necessities started in her pursuit to lead a zero waste life.
Bare Necessities addresses serious flaws in manufacturing, distribution, and consumption by innovating and providing sustainable solutions to waste, and identifying problems that more companies need to address if they want to be innovative and socially-conscious.
Their products take a cradle-to-cradle approach right from from the design to manufacturing to distribution.
Recently, Sahar and her team launched an online course for those who want to switch to understand circular economy.
The course details are here : Circular Economy in 30
This course discusses what the future should look like as we move towards a sustainable and just future. Following a Circular Economy rather than the Linear Economy!
Using well-researched and inspiring examples from the past, present and future that are embedding circularity, close to embedding it or are literally already amazing at it - from the Ubers and AirBnb’s to the Yulu’s and electric transportation, to even insects as a source of sustainable food - this course is going to take you on idea-driven, innovative and motivating journey!
An important takeaway from this episode :
* When you share a home with your loved ones, it can get challenging to lead a zero waste life, because each individual have their own value systems. At such times, it is important to find synergies in motives that resonate with your loved ones, communicate in ways that they understand best in order to collectively make an impact.
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: Bare Necessities
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Key words : Zero-waste living
Today is my very first recording from the Himalayas.
It’s refreshing to be able to see the colors in the mountains, feel the chills on your skin and also the warmth of the winter sun. Hope you too are blending into the Christmas spirit this holiday season.
Every time I hit the road, journeying a new path, I’ve encountered some fabulous strangers, phenomenal humans along the way who leave a mark and inspire me. I’m glad that pattern continued on this trip as well.
That’s why for today’s episode we thought of maintaining a similar theme and check on inspiring change makers from previous gupshups …we initially wanted to make top 3, however curating top 3 was hard, therefore we thought of making two part series covering 3 change makers in each episode.
This week, we look at Ray C Anderson from Interface carpets, Ben Smith from Green Wave and May Al Karooni from Globechain. Hope you enjoy this compilation.
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Keyword : What is a circular economy?
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In today’s throwback series we dive into circular business models from the beverage industry.
Festive season is back again... The world is slowly moving into the Christmas spirit and speciality coffees to mulled wine to beer every spirit is finding its way into people’s lives in customized forms…isn’t it?
That’s why as a refresher today we talk about two organisations, Toast ale and Rainbeer who have innovated into circular business models for crafting beer…then we move on to Garcon wines who have innovated sustainable packaging for wine…making it one of the first wine bottles to slide through your letter box followed by the very special coffee miners project.
So take a seat, grab a beverage and find out how your drink can be more circular.
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Technology has simply transformed the way we live our lives, isn’t it? Our laptops have gotten lighter, our smartphones more feature-packed, and our overall need to upgrade our devices has been increasing year on year.
But as we make new purchases and store away old devices in our ghar ka drawer, have we paused for once and thought, what do we do with these unused pieces, where should it really go? What happens to the e-waste that continues to pile up?
Today we bring to you a compilation of previous gupshup episodes where we have shed light on global best practices by businesses, to understand how they close the loop on e-waste.
Today we recall solutions by Reply, Gerrard Street, Fairphones & Homie.
Hope you enjoy this compilation.
Happy listening.
Also tell us what are you going to do different this New Year? How will you tackle your e-waste?
How are you gonna drive change?
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You’re listening to part 2 of my conversation with Pranshu Singhal where we’ll delve into the realities of e-waste management in India.
Pranshu is on a relentless mission to enable setup of a well governed industry ecosystem for e-waste management in India.
He founded Karo Sambhav which is a cohesive movement for enterprises, consumers, governments and alliances to collaborate and enable circular economy.
Show Notes:
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Contact: Karo Sambhav
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Key words : E-waste recycling
Today we’ll delve into the realities of e-waste management in India.
I bring to you my conversation with Pranshu Singhal who is on a relentless mission to enable setup of a well governed industry ecosystem for e-waste management in India.
Pranshu founded Karo Sambhav which is a cohesive movement for enterprises, consumers, governments and alliances to collaborate and enable circular economy.
Their team empowers enterprises to close their material loops. set circularity goals, decode EPR compliances and create robust collection programmes.
This year, Pranshu won the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award; An award by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, the sister organisation of the World Economic Forum, and the Jubilant Bhartia Foundation.
This conversation is a two part series, so make sure to listen to both ep. 86 & 87 to be in sync & to find out how we all can collectively make change happen.
Notes:
Today when you look at the market…to be precise the linear market, you can sense the expertise of the entire system to deliver efficiently on a forward supply chain. Isn’t it?
On the contrary when we look at the market from the lens of a circular economy we see enormous gaps in meeting the basic necessities needed to have reverse logistics in place. Majority of our take-back mechanisms, collection systems are informally handled and in my view they are amateur on a systemic level to meet the ambitions climate action goals.
That’s where organizations like Karo Sambhav are making a difference by bridging in those gaps and introducing circular strategies and technologies in a way that makes it easy for the brutal market to embrace climate action.
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: Karo Sambhav
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Key words : E-waste recycling
Imagine this, instead of segregating your plastic waste for disposal, you and your neighbourhood friends make use of an empty garage to segregate plastic according to its plastic code on the packaging. Now you have built a DIY plastic shredder, DIY plastic extruder, DIY plastic injector and DIY compressor. All this fit in that little garage which enables you to instantly transform your plastic waste into absolutely useful products...such as tables, chairs, fashion accessories, plastic containers, lamp holders...etc.etc.
Think of it like a mini version of Trashpresso in your garage. This little reference is from Ep.#32.
Now go on to google search and type precious plastic.com.
They have developed machines that enable everyone to work with plastic, The machines are specifically designed using only basic tools and low-cost materials that are available at every corner of the world and they are developed modularly, in different parts, in this way you can always upgrade, repair and customize them or even adapt them to your environment.
In addition to the blueprints, they also have step-by-step instruction videos, lessons about plastic, tips and tricks and useful templates. It is a complete package with everything you need to get started ready to download.
Wherever you live you should be able to build them yourself or find a local handyman to help out.
These machines allow everyone to create new things from plastic, set up a production, start a business, clean up the neighbourhood.
In the year 2012-2013, Dave Hekkens the founder of Precious Plastics started this open source platform as a part of his graduation project...and today they are a global movement of over 80,000 people sharing the same passion and vision for a world with less plastic waste.
Precious Plastics is trying to boost plastic recycling, by providing people the tools to get started. This is all the basic information people need to start their own little recycle business anywhere in the world and they can all download it for free.
But in order for this to have an impact we need to make sure that people
actually know it's now possible and that they can just download and start.
So as an action point for today’s episode, I urge you to visit their website today and simply spread it around make sure it reaches your friends, uncle aunties, neighbour.
but also that farmer or artisans living somewhere in the middle of a secluded village.
Your share might reach the right person and all together we can make sure it reaches every corner of the world.
Tune into the episode to find out more.
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Today I bring to you my conversation with Kamal Raj - Director of Impact Projects at rePurpose Global.
rePurpose Global is the World's First Plastic Credit Platform dedicated to making planetary action simple for purposeful people and companies of any size, anywhere. Their one-stop solution empowers anybody to go Plastic Neutral by financing innovators on the frontlines who are relentlessly fighting for our planet’s future.
You’ll be fascinated to know that majority of plastic waste especially multi-layered plastic (MLP) — including chips packets, chocolate wrappers, and more — never makes it to recycling. Instead, all that waste ends up in landfill remaining there for centuries.
The sad truth is, the infrastructure needed to tackle this problem is underfunded, and requires an urgent push. That’s where rePurpose Global is breaking barriers, and channelling resources towards important innovations.
Our guest Kamal Raj is no less than an avenger when it comes to implementing solutions around plastic waste problems. After completing his degree in biotechnology, he got exposed to the world of waste management through his work with Daily Dump and soon figured out synergies to leverage his knowledge of biotechnology to find solutions around plastic waste.
He then moved on to lead the Solid Waste Management program as part of Infosys’s Green Initiatives team and is recognized for achieving self-reliance in SWM at Infosys, where annually 10 million kilograms of MSW is managed through 24 automated technologies.
After his decade long stint with providing solutions for waste management in India, today he continues to create that impact on a global level by leading projects at repurpose global.
Tune into the episode to learn more.
Contact: rePupose Global
Keyword : Plastic footprint calculator
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Today we talk about Herman Miller and how they are innovating their business models into circular business model to stay relevant in business and also to be inclusive of natural environment.
I want to bring to your notice that designing for the environment is not an easy job. Speaking in context of Herman Miller, they are a 116year old company who have gained a strong reputation of high quality ergonomic furniture.
Now to incorporate cradle to cradle C2C design, or to make use of ocean plastics into their well performing models, takes enormous research and development of how the materials would behave in this new formula, it takes a focussed team of individuals to run the project, improve their existing supply chains, train and level up their suppliers as well as employees to be cognizant of this new ecosystem and deliver results.
Taking all this into account, Herman Miller has set a precedent of sustainability within the furniture industry. Their process of change can be replicated in other industries. They are clearly the role models for businesses who aspire to stay relevant, stay eco-efficient and profitable in this new age.
Tune into the episode to find out how this Herman Miller is doing things differently.
Sources : Herman Miller website
Keyword : What is a circular economy?
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Diwali…the festival of lights brings with it a lot of chores such as cleaning, making delicious delicacies as well as shopping. So this season I went on hunt to find out circular brands in the retail sector and I’m happy to share with you my conversation with Amita Deshpande from reCharkha.
reCharkha EcoSocial is a Social Enterprise, founded on the belief that, development can only be sustainable if it is bottom-up! This means, sustainable development is possible only when it begins at the grassroots and involves an empathetic understanding of communities.
reCharkha’s founder Amita Deshpande is an IT Engineer who later went on to do her Masters at Purdue University, USA with a focus on Sustainability.
For almost 14 years, she worked with CSR teams of multinational corporations, consultancies, non-profits, and community-based organizations in the United States and India.
Pained by the longing to do more for the society, she leveraged her rich experience from her consulting days to start her social enterprise Aarohana EcoSocial Developments 7 years back . Last year they revamped the brand to what is known as reCharkha Ecosocial.
She’s a fabulous human being and her long-standing dream is to develop a sustainable village and live in it herself, which she wishes to fulfill through reCharkha and her EcoSocial Planet.
Show Notes:
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Keyword : What is circular economy?
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It is said that across the world, the building sector consumes too many resources and produces too much waste. Twenty five percent of the world’s water and 40 percent of its resources are used by buildings, while creating one-third of all waste and 40 percent of global carbon emissions. We all have a part to play in protecting the environment and our planet...isn’t it?
By selecting sustainable and circular construction materials, we can save energy and resources, and limit waste.
One such construction material that opens up this possibility is Stone wool or rockwool, which is the most widely used insulation material in Europe because they are fire-safe, durable, reusable, sound-absorbing as well as moisture-resistant.
Even in India it is widely used in refineries, power plants, airports, commercial buildings, industries and factories etc.
If you are listening to us from an indoor location, then it is possible that you have stonewool / rockwool insulation around you behind those walls and ceiling.
So how are rockwool’s made?
Basalt rock, dolomite and slag are heated to very high temperatures using coke.
Molten mixture is passed through very high speed spinners to form fine fibers which are impregnated with thermosetting resin (Binder)
Fibers are converted to LRB, Slabs, Building Roll of various density, thickness and facing after passing through the curing oven.
Now that you understand the basic use of rockwool, think about this, in developing nations around the world infrastructure projects are crucial to its development. Due to this old constructions may be demolished for new, or up for renovation. Be it any, all are going to make use of rockwool at some point of time.
Tune into the episode to find out how this Danish organization ROCKWOOL is doing things differently. Yeah...don’t be confused, their name is derived from the product they sell.
Sources : ROCKWOOL Sustainability Report 2020
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Today is a throwback Tuesday for our weekly Gupshup episodes.
In India, the festival of lights, Diwali is on the charts. Houses are being cleaned, delicacies are being made…shopping is part of the holiday ritual…isn’t it.
A few days back when I and Piyush were having a conversation on this, we realized that most Indian celebrations are traditionally grand in nature. The grandness percolates down to even the food that we produce distribute, consume & waste.
Food is one of the basic necessities and with an exponentially growing population, having a plan for sustainable food systems circular solutions for tackling food wastes become all the more important.
Therefore instead of speaking on a new topic today, we have made a compilation of previous Gupshup episodes around where we have discussed at length, important innovations & solutions that tackle food waste.
Today’s throwback episode covers solutions by Apeel, Wasteless, Winnow along with the city of Milan’s noteworthy food policy…lengthwise it is slightly longer than our previous Gupshup's.
It’s a pretty good compilation and something that we tried for the first time.
Hope you enjoy this mashup and I’ll see you soon on the other side.
Hope our special episode today emphasized a relevant call for action at all levels of the food system, including national and local governments, companies and citizens. Food connects us all and therefore we must take action at our capacity to make food systems better.
So tell me what are you going to do different this Diwali?
How are you gonna drive change?
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If you ask social entrepreneurs to list down their major challenges, don’t be surprised when they specify lack of funds and lack of influential stakeholders on the top of their list.
We may be living in an age where excessive fundings are being granted to start-ups be it Seed or series A B C D etc. however environmentally conscious businesses, especially circular businesses face a hard time in closing the fund rounds because their business model seems counter-intuitive to the investors when compared to business as usual.
…yup- it's harsh but true.
That’s why the grandeur of The Earthshot Prize awards deserves a round of applause because they raised the bar on rewarding entrepreneurs focussed on climate action in the most glamorous way possible. And I just loved the way it was done.
I strongly feel that when work around environmental sustainability gets Oscar awards style recognition…then people will start looking up to it, aspiring to become change-makers.
The Earthshot Prize is centred around five ‘Earthshots’ –
These 5 earthshots are simple but ambitious goals for our planet which, if achieved by 2030, will improve not only our lives but of the generations to come.
It is a decade of action to convene the environmental world with funders, businesses and individuals to maximise impact and take solutions to scale, to celebrate the people and places driving change; and to inspire people all over the world to work together to repair the planet.
Every year, this Prize will be awarded to five inspiring solutions- one winner in each category.
The prize money is 1 million pounds to winners from each category. Each winner will receive a global platform and prestigious profile, with their stories being showcased over the decade with the ambition that their solutions lead to mass adoption, replication and scaling.
Listen to the episode now and join the conversation.
Source links you must refer to : CNN, Nominations, Episode no. #25, Winners of The Earthshot 2021, Nominators
Keyword : What is a circular economy?
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PVC is known as Poison Plastic. It falls under the category of synthetic plastic polymer.
PVCs are non-biodegradable; current disposal options include burning which releases toxic fumes that have serious implications on public health.
Another option is to send them to the landfills as waste pickers do not earn anything from the discarded flexes.
It is said that PVC contaminates humans and the environment throughout its lifecycle: during its production, use, and disposal & most of us are ignorant of this information.
As per The Times of India, 90 % of all advertising in India in 2017 was done on PVC. On an average, around 18 tonnes of PVC flex is consumed per month.
Today this industry is almost linear in nature however let’s understand what a circular business model here would look like.
When you are on a drive, you come across direction signs, if you are on the expressway or even in a tech park, you can identify building names written in bold that can be identified from kilometers away, when you are in a shopping mall, you notice each brand has a specific layout in their store the feel of which stays common no matter which part of the country you are...this forms a part of visual branding. Next when you are at a petrol pump you notice, so many signs or boards that talk to you silently...can you remember a few?
All of these are known as visual identification and this is the exact portfolio of Vivenge, the company we are talking about today.
Vivenge is a Poland based signage company that has embarked on a sustainable rebranding process.
Currently the company is a one-stop-shop for durable visual identification as they provide both outdoor (outdoor signage, small architecture) and
indoor visual identification (durable indoor signage, furniture, small architecture) as well as related services (e.g. installation, logistics). They have been in business since 1997 and currently its clients comprise 48 brands in 9 countries.
Listen to the episode to understand how they are implementing circular business models.
Source :
http://r2piproject.eu/circularguidelines/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/R2pi_Vivenge_final2.0.pdf;
http://r2piproject.eu/circularguidelines/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Vivenge-Case-Study.pdf;
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