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Yandri, Erkata, Ratna Ariati, Aep Saepul Uyun, Roy Hendroko Setyobudi, Herry Susanto, Kamaruddin Abdullah, Satriyo Krido Wahono, Yogo Adhi Nugroho, Abubakar Yaro, and Juris Burlakovs. "Potential Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Applications in a Small Industrial Laundry: A Practical Study of Energy Audit." E3S Web of Conferences 190 (2020): 00008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019000008.

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the potential for energy savings because the laundry industry consumes a lot of energy and water. If the laundry industries are not controlled, it will cause serious environmental and energy problems. The audit activity was divided into three stages. Pre-audit stage, the auditors were divided into groups with clear details of tasks and responsibilities, starting with conducting energy audits on the floor, analyzing statistical data, and process flow. Site audit stage; conduct an audit on the floor from the beginning to the end of the process, then collecting and confirming the statistical data for energy and production. Post-audit stage, complete the audit report that will be submitted or presented to the laundry management, which consists of; audit findings with loss or savings analysis, accompanied by recommendations for further improvement. The results show that there are many savings opportunities, especially by overcoming the energy wasted in the production process. Improvements can be made by overcoming energy waste and controlling energy consumption and production more efficiently, implementing renewable energy technology such as solar dryer and hybrid photovoltaic and thermal (PVT) collector, and then considering industrial revolution 4.0 with IoT and ICT.

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Prayitno, Prayitno. "Waste audit pada industri penyamakan kulit." Majalah Kulit, Karet, dan Plastik 15, no. 2 (December 19, 1999): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.20543/mkkp.v14i26.294.

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Ashbrook, Peter, and Todd Houts. "Quick audit checklist for waste minimization." Chemical Health and Safety 6, no. 1 (January 1999): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1074-9098(00)87104-x.

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Shum, Pey Ling, Hong Kuan Kok, Julian Maingard, Mark Schembri, Ramon Martin Francisco Bañez, Vivienne Van Damme, Christen Barras, et al. "Environmental sustainability in neurointerventional procedures: a waste audit." Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery 12, no. 11 (July 17, 2020): 1053–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016380.

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BackgroundOperating rooms contribute between 20% to 70% of hospital waste. This study aimed to evaluate the waste burden of neurointerventional procedures performed in a radiology department, identify areas for waste reduction, and motivate new greening initiatives.MethodsWe performed a waste audit of 17 neurointerventional procedures at a tertiary-referral center over a 3-month period. Waste was categorized into five streams: general waste, clinical waste, recyclable plastic, recyclable paper, and sharps. Our radiology department started recycling soft plastics from 13 December 2019. Hence, an additional recyclable soft plastic waste stream was added from this time point. The weight of each waste stream was measured using a digital weighing scale.ResultsWe measured the waste from seven cerebral digital subtraction angiograms (DSA), six mechanical thrombectomies (MT), two aneurysm-coiling procedures, one coiling with tumour embolization, and one dural arteriovenous fistula embolization procedure. In total, the 17 procedures generated 135.3 kg of waste: 85.5 kg (63.2%) clinical waste, 28.0 kg (20.7%) general waste, 14.7 kg (10.9%) recyclable paper, 3.5 kg (2.6%) recyclable plastic, 2.2 kg (1.6%) recyclable soft plastic, and 1.4 kg (1.0%) of sharps. An average of 8 kg of waste was generated per case. Coiling cases produced the greatest waste burden (13.1 kg), followed by embolization (10.3 kg), MT (8.8 kg), and DSA procedures (5.1 kg).ConclusionNeurointerventional procedures generate a substantial amount of waste, an average of 8 kg per case. Targeted initiatives such as engaging with suppliers to revise procedure packs and reduce packaging, digitizing paper instructions, opening devices only when necessary, implementing additional recycling programs, and appropriate waste segregation have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of our specialty.

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Ramachandra, T. V., and Shruthi Bachamanda. "Environmental audit of Municipal Solid Waste Management." International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 7, no. 3/4 (2007): 369. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijetm.2007.015152.

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Spišáková, Marcela, Peter Mésároš, and Tomáš Mandičák. "Construction Waste Audit in the Framework of Sustainable Waste Management in Construction Projects—Case Study." Buildings 11, no. 2 (February 11, 2021): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020061.

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The issue of sustainability has long been the subject of interest in architecture engineering and the construction sector. All three aspects of sustainability—economic, environmental, and social—can be affected through appropriate construction waste management. Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is one of the largest worldwide waste streams, therefore, it is given great attention by all stakeholders (investors, contractors, authorities, etc.). Research studies show that one of the main barriers to insufficient CDW recovery is inadequate policies and legal frameworks to manage CDW. It is also one of European Union’s (EU) environmental priorities. The aim of the article was to confirm the economic potential of construction and demolition waste audit processing through a case study. A pre-demolition waste audit was processed for an unused shopping center building in the town Snina in Slovakia. Subsequently, a comparison of economic parameters (waste disposal costs and transport costs) of the recommended CDW management was performed. This comparison confirmed the economic benefits of environmentally friendly construction waste management methods according to the waste audit results, which would also increase the sustainability of construction projects. Additionally, the cost parameters of selected waste disposal methods could be another dimension of building information modeling.

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Su, Rong Jun. "Study and Practice of Cleaner Production Pre-Audit on a Pharmaceutical Factory in Harbin." Advanced Materials Research 424-425 (January 2012): 1330–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.424-425.1330.

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According to the normal regulation and procedure of cleaner production, pre-clean audit is carried out in a pharmaceutical factory. After establishing an audit group, propagandas and mobilizations were conducted and investigations on site were performed. Twenty pieces of no or low cost solutions which involved control optimization, waste material recycling, renewal and maintenance of equipment, and enhancement of staff performance and management, et al. were propounded and adopted in the processes. As a result, some economic benefits were attained and the discharge capacity of waste water was reduced. Moreover, the key audit units and problems to be solved were clarified. This pre-audit work laid a sound foundation for the next audit stage in this factory.

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MacBrayne, Christine E., Manon C. Williams, Haley Obermeier, Jason Child, Justin W. Heizer, Matt Millard, Kelly Pearce, Casey Dugan, and Sarah K. Parker. "Anti-infective Waste in a Pediatric Institution: Pinpointing Problems in the Process." Hospital Pharmacy 55, no. 4 (May 4, 2019): 220–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018578719844164.

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Purpose: At Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO), there are approximately 40 000 inpatient anti-infective orders every year resulting over 100 000 dispenses. Significant quantities of anti-infectives are wasted, incurring roughly $100 000 in waste annually. Identifying areas for improvement will result in cost savings and ameliorate the impact of drug shortages. Summary: This descriptive report discusses the reasons for anti-infective waste at a free-standing, quaternary-care, pediatric hospital. The anti-infectives with the highest cost in waste ($) included meropenem ($38 084), micafungin ($21 690), amphotericin B liposome ($15 913). An internal audit of CHCO anti-infective waste revealed that drugs are wasted for the following reasons: patient discharge, medication order discontinuation or change, and misplaced doses. Conclusion: The CHCO Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and the Pharmacy have proposed 4 process improvement measures that will target anti-infective waste to reduce pharmaceutical waste and hospital costs. These measures may be applicable to other drug classes that likely suffer from a similar proportion of waste.

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Chitnis, V., K. Vaidya, and DS Chitnis. "Biomedical waste in laboratory medicine: Audit and management." Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 23, no. 1 (2005): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0255-0857.13865.

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Chitnis, V., K. Vaidya, and DS Chitnis. "BIOMEDICAL WASTE IN LABORATORY MEDICINE: AUDIT AND MANAGEMENT." Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 23, no. 1 (January 2005): 6–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0255-0857(21)02704-3.

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Stall, Nathan, Yoan Kagoma, Jennifer Bondy, and Douglas Naudie. "Surgical waste audit of 5 total knee arthroplasties." Canadian Journal of Surgery 56, no. 2 (April 1, 2013): 97–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.015711.

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McGain, F., D. Story, and S. Hendel. "An audit of intensive care unit recyclable waste." Anaesthesia 64, no. 12 (December 2009): 1299–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06102.x.

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Lawrence, J. M., and P. J. Sanderson. "A method of audit for ward clinical waste." Journal of Hospital Infection 12, no. 4 (November 1988): 323–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0195-6701(88)90075-8.

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Pandharipande, Ms Jui. "Micro- Level Audit of Segregation, Collection, Transportation, Treatment and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste at Source of Dhantoli, Nagpur." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 9, no. VII (July 15, 2021): 1319–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2021.36606.

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: A micro-level audit of the Municipal Solid Waste Management system was carried out for centrally situated Dhantoli locality of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Dhantoli being a very elite locality of Nagpur was facing problems due to increasing municipal solid waste. Waste quantification was carried out to find the total amount of waste generated per day from the locality and the percentage of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste was also determined. The waste sample was analyzed for its characteristics and its results indicated that organic waste was highest among other components of the waste. The outcomes of the audit also highlighted the lacunae in the collection and transportation system of the locality. Considering all the parameters, a decentralized composting plant was suggested for the treatment and disposal of biodegradable waste; while for the non-biodegradable waste establishment of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) center was proposed.

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Cristiana Baptista Belo, Emilia, Budi Prasetyo Samadikun, and Anik Sarminingsih. "Audit And Analysis Of Waste Management In Baucau Municipality, Timor-Leste." ADRI International Journal of Sciences, Engineering and Technology 6, no. 2 (February 19, 2022): 123–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.29138/ijset.v6i2.58.

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Baucau is a municipality of Timor Leste, on the north coast in the eastern part of the country. The capital city is also named Baucau. The population in this municipality is 123,203 people (2015 census) and the area is 1,494 km². With a large population, which results in the production of waste increasing every day but the people in the municipality of Baucau face a lack of landfills and poor waste management. Many people in the municipality litter in drainage canals and public places whose sources come from household, commercial and office activities, so the researcher aims to 1.) examine the quantity and characteristics of waste from household activities and commercial activities in Bahu village (urban). , Tirilolo (peri-urban) and Caibada (rural) and 2.) studied the existing condition of waste management in the municipality of Baucau. From the results of the study, it was stated that in the three villages the composition of waste produced was organic waste, Metals, E-waste, Paper, cardboard, carton, Plastic bottles/PET, hazardous waste and glass. From household activities that produce waste, the highest is Bahu village (urban) with a total weight of 189,664 Kg, followed by Tirilolo (peri-urban) village with a total weight of around 155,224 Kg and the lowest is Caibada village (rural) reaching 106.655 Kg. From commercial activities consisting of 2 (two) hotels, 2 (two) supermarkets and 1 (one) restaurant. The three commercial activities that produce the most waste is supermarkets with a total waste weight of 86,323 Kg, followed by restaurants with a total weight of 57,886 Kg, and the lowest is hotels with a total weight of 6,799 Kg. The management of household, commercial and office waste in Baucau Municipality currently consists of three (3) parts: 1) Waste is transported by SMASA, 2) Discarded carelessly, and 3) Burned.

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Lestari, Ayu, and Risuhendi Risuhendi. "PERANAN AUDIT OPERASIONAL DALAM MENUNJANG EFEKTIVITAS KINERJA PERUSAHAAN PADA PT JASA MARGA KUALANAMU TOL." Worksheet : Jurnal Akuntansi 1, no. 1 (November 8, 2021): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.46576/wjs.v1i1.1535.

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In general, many companies have stopped operating because of this unable tomaintain the existence of the company. As well as service company in Indonesiawhich is engaged in the toll road services Bel Red which has very gooddevelopment. Company within carrying out its operational activites certainly haslong-term goals as well short term. Operational audit as part of to the functionimportant influence controls help managemen to measure and evaluate theactivities carried out and reduce their occurrence waste of resources used. Theformulation of the problem in this study is whether the audit is operational affectthe effectiveness of company performance at PT Jasa Marga Kualanamu Tol. Theperpose of this study is to find out what an audit is operational influence on theeffectiveness of company performance at PT Jasa Marga Kualanamu Tol. Whereis this research is a quantitative research using simple linear regression analisis.With the results of the study shows that partially operational audits influential insupporting the effectiveness of company performance at PT Jasa MargaKualanamu Tol. The effect of Operational Audit in support effectiveness of thecompany’s financial performance at PT Jasa Marga Kualanamu Tol 90% and therest is influenced by other factors not examined by 10%.

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Cahan, Steven, Wei Zhang, and David Veenman. "Did the Waste Management Audit Failures Signal Lower Firm-Wide Audit Quality at Arthur Andersen? *." Contemporary Accounting Research 28, no. 3 (March 14, 2011): 859–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1911-3846.2011.01068.x.

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Hasan, Syed E., Naeem Azeez, Sazzadur Khan, Kazim Kazimi, Mobeen Abadalla, Abdala Abdulkarim, Khalid Alosta, et al. "Waste audit: Pathway to attain sustainability at Qatar University." QScience Proceedings 2016, no. 4 (November 30, 2016): 45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qproc.2016.qulss.45.

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Fullbrook, A., L. Wright, J. W. R. Hall, and R. J. Morton. "T1 CLINICAL AUDIT: USEFUL OR A WASTE OF TIME?" Nuclear Medicine Communications 26, no. 3 (March 2005): 294–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006231-200503000-00112.

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., Sameersinh Alone. "CONCRETE WASTE AUDIT METHODOLOGY FOR HOUSING PROJECTS IN INDIA." International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology 06, no. 06 (June 25, 2017): 138–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2017.0606023.

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McGain, F., S. A. Hendel, and D. A. Story. "An Audit of Potentially Recyclable Waste from Anaesthetic Practice." Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 37, no. 5 (September 2009): 820–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057x0903700521.

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Vaidya, Varsha, Jayashree Gothankar, Prasad Pore, Reshma Patil, and Sujata Murarkar. "Green school audit of twenty two schools in Pune city." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 5, no. 2 (January 24, 2018): 620. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170239.

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Background: The Green school audit is a tool designed to help school communities to audit their use of natural resources. It provides schools with the methodology to become environmental managers by assessing themselves. Green school audit was part of green games initiatives of commonwealth youth games Pune 2008 with objective to carry out environmental audit of schools involving school children. Methods: The programme was carried out from March 2008 to October 2008 as a part of Green Games initiative of Commonwealth Youth Games. Twenty two schools voluntarily participated in this programme. Four medical students per school and one teacher from the Department of Community Medicine were posted per school to train one school teacher and twenty five school children about the audit. Each school was provided with a Green School manual; a do it yourself (DIY) guide that helped students to assess the five key elements that comprises their school’s environment namely air, water, land, energy and waste. Results: 15 schools were in green zone for air audit, 9 schools were in green zone for water audit, 11 schools were in green zone for land audit, 13 schools were in green zone for waste audit and 10 schools were in green zone for energy audit. Conclusions: This assessment helped each participating school to identify where it currently stood and where it should be with regard to the environmental standards prescribed in the manual. This is a learning programme for students helping them to develop environmentally conscious attitudes and ultimately a responsible behavior.

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Jaafar, Izan, Tengku Azmina Ibrahim, Noor Hayati Mat Ila, and Nor Syuhada Mohd Zaki. "WASTE AUDIT IN UMT CAMPUS : GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WASTE IN CAFETERIA AND FOOD KIOSK." Journal of BIMP-EAGA Regional Development 3, no. 1 (December 15, 2017): 84–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.51200/jbimpeagard.v3i1.1033.

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Waste Management problem became the most challenging issues with the increasing of global population. Universities as higher educational institution should create knowledge, take a lead on environmental protection and sustainability practices for promoting public awareness on adapting the concept of sustainability for a better quality of living as well as integrate sustainability in their educational and research programs. In the aspect of solid waste management, solid waste audit need to be conducted for the determination of the total amount of waste generation, the current practise of waste management and waste characterization hence specific improvement can be identified and implemented. Cafeterias have been known to generate multiple waste such as biodegradable waste, recyclable waste and non-recyclable waste. Therefore this study was conducted to determine the generation, characterization and current management practices of waste produced within cafeterias and food kioks currently operating within Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). The study involves distribution of questionnaires to 370 respondents, representative numbers based on UMT population of UMT that has reached 10900 and characterization of solid waste produced by the respected cafeterias and food kiosks for the duration of two weeks. The results found that the total generation of solid waste was 1753kg with average 125kg generation per day. Waste classification were 59% (food waste), 21 % (papers), 13% (plastics), 4 % (tin/aluminium), 1.3% (polystyrene), 1.2%Â (Glass) and 0.02% (Others). Estimation of the average waste generation was determined through weighted process using scale machine. The weighted waste were segregated according to their type and categories. The survey conducted found that majority of respondent have knowledge about solid waste management (>80%) but still lack of awareness towards solid waste management in cafeteria and food kiosk whether simply by recycling and separating. The survey also suggests that UMT community to bring their own containers for take away and to participate more in solid waste awareness programme. The high proportion of organic waste more than 60% exceeding the typical 40% national generation indicated a strong urge to place organic waste compost bin in cafeteria so that the highly generated organic waste can be utilized and converted into compost whilst reduce waste disposal cost.Â

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이유, Kyung Soo Kim, and Le Doan Hoai. "Building the "Waste Audit Process" for industrial waste minimization at manufacturing units of Vietnam." Journal of International Trade & Commerce 7, no. 4 (December 2011): 213–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.16980/jitc.7.4.201112.213.

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Cahill, Lawrence B. "EHS audit guidance: Audit preparation." Environmental Quality Management 17, no. 1 (2007): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tqem.20149.

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Heiges, Jessica, Danielle L. Lee, Laura Vollmer, Kate Wobbekind, Hannah R. Thompson, Wendi Gosliner, Kristine A. Madsen, Kate O’Neill, and Lorrene D. Ritchie. "Evaluating Food Packaging Waste in Schools: A Systematic Literature Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 9 (May 5, 2022): 5607. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095607.

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Public schools in the U.S. generate about 14,500 tons of municipal solid waste daily, and approximately 42% of that is food packaging generated by school foodservice, contributing significantly to the global packaging waste crisis. This literature review summarizes methods used to evaluate food packaging waste in school foodservice. This review has two objectives: first, to understand which methodologies currently exist to evaluate food packaging waste generation and disposal in school foodservice; and second, to describe the creation of and share a practical standardized instrument to evaluate food packaging waste generation and disposal in school foodservice. A systematic review was conducted using the following search terms: solid waste, school, cafeteria and food packaging, waste, and school. The final review included 24 studies conducted in school environments (kindergarten through twelfth grade or college/university), 16 of which took place in the U.S. Food packaging waste evaluations included objective methods of waste audits, models, and secondary data as well as subjective methods of qualitative observations, questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups. Large variation exists in the settings, participants, designs, and methodologies for evaluating school foodservice packaging waste. Lack of standardization was observed even within each methodology (e.g., waste audit). A new instrument is proposed to support comprehensive and replicable data collection, to further the understanding of school foodservice food packaging waste in the U.S., and to reduce environmental harms.

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SINGH, Nripendra, Tanuj SINGH, and Dipendra SINGH. "Youth Food Waste Behavior: A Waste Stream Component Analysis." Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism 9, no. 7 (March 1, 2019): 1389. http://dx.doi.org/10.14505//jemt.v9.7(31).03.

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Each year around 1.3 billion tons of food goes to trash out of which 22 million pounds is generated from educational institutions. The purpose of this study is to understand the food waste pattern among college students to help minimize waste. The focus is on two food categories - deli and desserts to understand the influence of portion size on plate waste. The data is collected at a dining hall at a large state university in Midwest. Waste audit is conducted using waste stream analysis, which is the gold standard to measure waste. Food waste was collected, segregated, and weighed at the source, which leaves no space for mistake in waste assessment. Results reveal that the size of the served portion does not positively impact the amount of overall food waste. The study is unique as it is the first to provide insight on the influence of relaxed environment on food waste.

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Ragothaman, Srinivasan C., William Wilcox, and Thomas L. Davies. "Garbage In, Garbage Out Waste Disposal Incorporated: An Audit Case." Issues in Accounting Education 18, no. 3 (August 1, 2003): 307–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/iace.2003.18.3.307.

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Waste Disposal Incorporated (WDI) became a major player in both the domestic and international trash collection industries during the late 1990s by aggressively acquiring a large number of local haulers. The company also diversified into recycling, water treatment, energy, power, and lawn care. This rapid expansion initially resulted in substantial profits and a skyrocketing stock price for WDI. The financial market's desire for continued growth put intense pressure on the company to meet higher profit expectations. Increased government regulation of the waste industry and growing competition from smaller garbage haulers hindered WDI's ability to meet those expectations. When extensive cost-cutting measures failed to achieve their desired results, WDI's management turned to other strategies to keep the company at the top of the industry. In this case, you will follow Jane Sweeny, an audit manager employed by Alfred Peterson LLP, as she completes her duties as manager of the WDI 1999 year-end audit. Included in these duties is a review of the financial records, management's accounting practices, and other relevant details of WDI's audit. The review raises some doubts about the reasonableness of WDI's financial statements in Jane's mind. Jane also discusses her concerns with Peterson's engagement partner and the WDI controller.

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Berry, T.-A., J. K. Low, S. L. Wallis, L. Kestle, A. Day, and G. Hernandez. "Determining the Feasibility of a Circular Economy for Plastic Waste from the Construction Sector in New Zealand." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1122, no. 1 (December 1, 2022): 012002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1122/1/012002.

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Abstract By 2012, the annual quantity of C&D waste produced by 40 countries had reached three billion tonnes, contributing 10-50% to total municipal solid waste around the world. Recent data from Australia and New Zealand estimated a combined contribution of approximately 28 million tonnes C&D waste to landfill for just 0.4% of the world’s population. If C&D waste was produced at an equal rate around the world, global production could be close to seven billion tonnes. In 2015, the global production of plastic waste from building and construction was 13 million tonnes. It is estimated that annually, C&D waste contributes ≥25,000 tonnes to the total amount of plastic landfilled in one major city (Auckland) alone. Waste audits from four sites demonstrated that this was predominantly polyethylene (PE) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and was derived from packaging, building componentry and building protection equally. The aims of this study were to implement a ‘foundations to completion’ plastic waste audit on a new secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. This sheds light on the nature of the plastic waste, e.g., type, use and potential for recyclability or reuse. The aim was to also identify the challenges in the construction industry that hinder effective waste diversion from landfill, and to trial practical on-site solutions.

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NESKORODIEVA, TETIANA, EUGENE FEDOROV, ANASTASIIA NESKORODIEVA, TETIANA SICHKO, and PAVLO RYMAR. "METHOD OF NEURAL NETWORK DETECTION OF ANOMALIES IN DATA OF WASTE-FREE PRODUCTION AUDIT." Computer systems and information technologies, no. 2 (October 4, 2021): 20–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31891/csit-2021-4-3.

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The paper presents a method for the detection of anomalies in waste-free production audit data based on the neural network model of Gauss-Bernoulli of the forward only restricted Cauchy machine (FORCM). The purpose of the work is to increase the efficiency of audit data analysis of waste-free production on the basis of the neural network model of anomalies detection without the use of the marked data that simplifies audit. To achieve this goal, the following tasks have been set and solved: offered model of generalized multiple transformations of audit data in the form of a two-layer neural network. Cauchy offered neural network model of Gauss-Bernoulli of the forward only restricted Cauchy machine possesses a heteroassociative memory; works real data; has no restrictions for storage capacity; provide high accuracy of detection of anomalies; uses Cauchy's distribution that increases the speed of convergence of a method of parametrical identification. To increase the speed of Gauss-Bernoulli parametric identification of a forward only restricted Cauchy machine, a parametric identification algorithm was developed to be implemented on a GPU using CUDA technology. The offered algorithm allows increasing training speed by approximately proportional to the product of numbers of neurons in the hidden layer and power of a training set. The experiments confirmed the operability of the developed software and allow to recommend it for use in practice in a subsystem of the automated analysis of DSS of audit for detection of anomalies.

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Studnicki, James. "The Management of Hospital Medical Waste: How to Increase Efficiency through a Medical Waste Audit." Hospital Topics 70, no. 2 (April 1992): 11–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00185868.1992.10543687.

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Runcie, Harriet. "Sort your waste! An audit on the use of clinical waste bins and its implications." Future Healthcare Journal 5, no. 3 (October 2018): 203–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.7861/futurehosp.5-3-203.

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Neugebauer, Maciej. "Kitchen and Garden Waste as a Source of Heat for Greenhouses." Agricultural Engineering 22, no. 1 (March 1, 2018): 83–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2018-0008.

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AbstractThe process of composting biological waste is a natural process – in which heat is released. Biological wastes generated in typical households in Poland – are mainly kitchen waste (KW) and green waste from home gardens (GGW – if they are owned). From the ecological point of view – the most advantageous method of their management is their utilization in the place of production. The paper presents a proposal for effective management of bio-waste arising by composting – with the simultaneous use of heat for greenhouse heating in autumn. This is to encourage residents to independently compost bio-waste – and increase the level of recycling of waste generated in Poland by 2020. Calculations for greenhouses were made – in accordance with the energy audit methodology. The obtained thermal balance results were compared with the actual temperature prevailing in the greenhouse in autumn. These calculations were the basis for calculating the amount of KW and GGW enabling effective heating of greenhouses in the autumn so that the internal temperature does not drop below 10ºC. It has been calculated that 22 kg of composted bio-waste (KW and GGW) will suffice to heat the greenhouse in October with an area of 18 m2.

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Cavazos, Robert Lee, Keelyn Taylor, R. Brandon Eary, and Scott Doty. "Institutional and Individual Effects of Greenwashing on Food Waste." Sustainability 15, no. 1 (December 23, 2022): 221. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15010221.

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Greenwashing is when organizations deceive consumers by making false claims regarding the environmental advantages their products have over other products. Institutional, greenwashing leads to “individual greenwashing”, which perpetuates the problem of people believing they are environmentally conscious when, in reality, they are not. This is evident in individuals’ behavior regarding food waste; therefore, our study examines the effects of individual greenwashing on food waste. It uses a mixed-methods approach to demonstrate how institutional barriers socialize patrons into routines, making it difficult to implement sustainable practices. We conducted a plate-waste audit at a university over an eight-day period, collecting 1443 pounds (≈654.5 kg) of food waste from 7775 patrons. The audit demonstrated that individuals generated 0.79 ounces (≈22.4 g) less plate waste when they controlled their portions than when the institution controlled their portions. Our surveys revealed that only 15.6% of patrons were aware of composting options; however, 83.3% were willing to compost. The field experiment increased patrons’ awareness of the compost bin, creating a 2.5 percentage point increase in usage, resulting in 13.4 pounds (≈6.1 kg) of waste being diverted from the landfill. Therefore, institutions should recognize their role in socializing individuals to adopt environmentally sound food-waste habits.

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McKendrick, DRA, LJ Snedden, R. Bunch, and H. McGregor. "Pragmatic Recycling of Paper and Cardboard in the Operating Theatre: An Audit." Journal of Perioperative Practice 27, no. 3 (March 2017): 43–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/175045891702700302.

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Despite recent legislation introduced in Scotland and motivated recycling at home, very little recycling exists within theatre environments. This study audited the introduction of recycling of paper and cardboard. All waste within a single operating theatre was collected by a dedicated team for 20 surgical cases. The collection of clean paper and cardboard packaging was limited to the theatre preparation room (TPR) and anaesthetic room (AR). No waste segregation was attempted within the operating theatre itself. The results showed that the AR produced a mean weight of 1.3kg of waste per patient (50% paper and cardboard), and the TPR produced 3.05kg per patient (33% general waste; 44% paper; 23% cardboard). Recycling saved a mean of £0.51 per case. The 54kg of recycled bags produced during the study saved 25kg CO2 emissions. This study describes a pragmatic method to recycle paper and cardboard within the TPR and AR. There are significant potential financial and environmental savings to be achieved.

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Cahill, Lawrence B. "EHS audit guidance: Audit findings writing guide." Environmental Quality Management 17, no. 3 (2008): 11–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tqem.20172.

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Felder, Melissa A. J., Royann J. Petrell, and Sheldon J. B. Duff. "A solid waste audit and directions for waste reduction at the University of British Columbia, Canada." Waste Management & Research 19, no. 4 (August 2001): 354–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242x0101900412.

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Sanders, Jason, Tina Marie Waliczek, and Jean-Marc Gandonou. "An Economic Analysis of a University Educational Cafeteria Composting Program—Bobcat Blend." HortTechnology 21, no. 5 (October 2011): 639–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.21.5.639.

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At Texas State University, a cafeteria-composting pilot program was established in which students source-separated their organic waste at one of the food courts while the program educated students on the value of organic waste and compost. Waste sorting bins were set up in a dining hall to direct students to sort trash into recyclables, compostables, and trash. Waste audit results demonstrated the value of the operation to the university in terms of savings in waste hauling expenditures, as well as showed the percent contamination, and percent waste diverted to the university's recycling and composting program. There was a significant difference between pre and post-test waste audits. The pilot site composting program resulted in a net loss of $3741.35 to the university during the first year, but was expected to produce a positive net return of $2585.11 in subsequent years. The pilot test showed the program was most successful when ongoing education at the dining hall occurred. Additionally, the student-run composting program resulted in hands-on training for students in producing a valuable horticultural commodity in an emerging waste management field. Results also indicated opportunities for further diversion such as the incorporation of compostable cups and utensils, as well as through expanding the operation to include more collection locations. With more collection sites and, therefore, more efficiency, the expanded composting program has the potential to become a self-supporting operation.

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Dengler, Anna, Liz Arrigo, and Richard Fuller. "Waste Characterization Study of Pre-Covid-19 Commercial Office Buildings." Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management 48, no. 2 (May 1, 2022): 294–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.5276/jswtm/2022.294.

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This study examines the average commercial office waste profile by region and by program type. The regions included in this study, including New York, the Mid Atlantic, California and others, had different recycling/composting program mandates. Within regions, building waste diversion programs differed as well. The results of the review reflect some differences in the success of the diversion programs utilized: single stream recycling, multi stream recycling and with or without organics programs. Over 100 waste audit results were compiled representing commercial office waste prior to the changes in the commercial real estate and waste industries during the COVID 19 pandemic.

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Joshi, Pratik M., Shekhar T. Shinde, and Kedarnath Chaudhary. "A Case Study on Assessment Performance and Energy Efficient Recommendations for Industrial Boiler." International Journal of Research and Review 8, no. 4 (April 6, 2021): 61–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210410.

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As India is a developing country, industrialization is increasing day by day and there is a great need for industry energy audit. Audit helps to maintain and save energy from being wasted and helps in achieving highest efficiency of industrial equipment. This paper contains an actual industry audit report on boiler performance. This paper contains a report on Thermal analysis of boilers, thermal skin heat loss of boilers, O2 percentage control in flue gases to standard values, effect of coal additive, etc. This paper also contains a report on waste heat recovery options for thermal boiler, flue efficiency monitor, infrared thermometer, ultrasonic peak detector IR thermal imager. These equipment are used for energy assessment of boilers. Thermography survey of boiler surface is carried out to estimate the radiation and the other losses and the result of this total annual saving after insulation repairing or maintenance is Rs.8.48 lakh and investment is around Rs.6.31 lakh. Economizer performance of both the ISGEC and Thermax boiler can be improved with the help of suggested measures. It will help to save approximately rupees Rs.38.42 Lakh annually and investment on maintenance cost is negligible. In short, this paper deals with assessment of all boilers, evaluates their efficiencies and losses to identify energy saving opportunities and presents them in a report with their payback periods. Keywords: Energy, Energy audit, assessment, boiler.

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Taylor, Anita Lowe, Josh Levin, John Chan, Michelle Lee, Donald Kasitinon, Emily Miller, and Paige Fox. "Improving environmental sustainability in outpatient clinics: Lessons from a waste audit." Journal of Climate Change and Health 4 (October 2021): 100070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100070.

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AGAMUTHU, P., Y. M. CHAN, and R. MAHALINGAM. "ASBESTOS WASTE AUDIT AND RECYCLING IN AN AUTOMOBILE BRAKE MANUFACTURING FACILITY." Journal of Environmental Systems 28, no. 4 (April 1, 2001): 243–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/uecf-btm3-gf3h-hv78.

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AGAMUTHU, P., Y. M. CHAN, and R. MAHALINGAM. "ASBESTOS WASTE AUDIT AND RECYCLING IN AN AUTOMOBILE BRAKE MANUFACTURING FACILITY." Journal of Environmental Systems 28, no. 3 (January 1, 2001): 243–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/v4nv-rxp7-7wq1-6gu4.

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Medrow, Lisa, A. Knoblock-Hahn, C. Vogliano, and K. Brown. "The Development of a Food Waste Audit Tool for Foodservice Facilities." Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 48, no. 7 (July 2016): S67—S68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2016.04.181.

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Patel, Hetvi, Bhargav Patel, Karan Patel, and Priyeshnath Rathod. "Environment Audit: A Study and Performance of Waste Water from Industry." International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science 7, no. 2 (February 25, 2020): 31–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.14445/23942568/ijaes-v7i2p109.

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Negendahl, Kristoffer, Alexander Barholm-Hansen, and Rune Andersen. "Parametric Stock Flow Modelling of Historical Building Typologies." Buildings 12, no. 9 (September 10, 2022): 1423. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12091423.

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While the construction sector is a major consumer of new raw materials, it also contributes largely to waste generation. Therefore, improved estimates of demolition waste and the identification of components and materials for reuse or recycling are an important prerequisite for better waste management in the construction sector. The aim of this study is to investigate the differences and possibilities between static bottom-up models and parametric BIM-integrated bottom-up models for material flow analyses to predict the building material composition of historical building typologies. Findings are, when comparing the predictive capabilities of the pre-audit model with a novel implementation of a generative parametric model, that we see a drastic improvement in the error-reduction. The test models and test cases are based on limited data but given the significance of the magnitude of variance between the two models, there is a strong indication that the most precise modelling approach is obtained when utilizing a parametric model based on historical building traditions. In contrast, the use of normal static prediction-based modelling is hard to justify since data on demolition waste is of poor quality. Combining the two modelling approaches might present a new alternative to reduce factor errors in predictions of demolition waste and create a foundation for better pre-demolition audits and BIM models for material passports.

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Dobrowolski, Zbyslaw, Lukasz Sulkowski, and Peter Adamisin. "Innovative ecosystem: the role of lean management auditing." Marketing and Management of Innovations 13, no. 3 (2022): 9–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2022.3-01.

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The auditing of organizations’ activities plays a crucial role in ensuring the direction chosen by top management and identifying early signs of upcoming changes and threats. The audit assesses the efficient use of resources and processes and promotes corporate credibility, which is essential from investors’ perspectives, particularly in ecosystems of innovations. Meanwhile, little is known about lean auditing, which is crucial in achieving effective processes. This paper summarises the arguments and counterarguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of auditing. The research’s primary purpose is to identify types of waste in auditing and formulate the principles of lean auditing. The systematic literature review and approaches for solving the problem based on grounded theory and triangulation of methods enabled the resolving of research problems. This article analyses the internal auditing standards and guidelines and uses in-depth interviews with 19 internal auditors from different Polish public organizations from 2017 to 2020. The choice of a qualitative approach resulted from the research phenomenon’s open nature, with very few studies. It created a need for a reflective approach with respondents simultaneously being key informants and experts. The results of an empirical analysis showed that internal auditors little knew about the lean concept in audit processes. However, they noticed the benefits of using the lean concept in the audit. The research enabled the development of the model of lean auditing. It could help improve the audit process, which is particularly important from the innovation ecosystem perspective. Besides, one determined the waste of auditing and formulated the principles of lean auditing. The research results develop the audit theory and are helpful for practitioners. Improved internal audit better meets stakeholders’ expectations regarding the spending of funds and implementation of tasks.

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Warman, Krisna Aditya, Budiman Budiman, Ersa Safira, I. Gede Krisna Dharma Arta, Siska Rosalinda, Putri Diana, Didik Rijal Lajuardi, et al. "Strategi Pengelolaan Sampah dalam Mendukung Program Zero Waste di Desa Pulau Maringkik." Jurnal Gema Ngabdi 4, no. 2 (July 29, 2022): 117–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/jgn.v4i2.166.

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Maringkik Village is a fishing village located in East Lombok. This village has promising tourism potential due to the condition of the island which is surrounded by beaches with beautiful landscape. The natural beauty of Maringkik Village is starting to be covered by a serious waste problem, one of the waste problems is the unavailability of proper garbage dump, so people throw garbage into the sea or on the coast which results in environmental pollution. Therefore, an effort is needed to overcome this problem. There are several efforts that are expected to decrease the waste problem in Maringkik Village, among others, implementing a waste audit, socializing waste management and waste banks, establishing a waste bank and processing plastic waste into Eco brick that can be created into useful goods.

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Costa, A., L. P. Ferreira, F. J. G. Silva, J. C. Sá, M. T. Pereira, and P. Ávila. "Analysis and improvement in the Electrical Discharge Machining process used on the manufacturing of moulds for plastics injection moulding." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 1193, no. 1 (October 1, 2021): 012021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/1193/1/012021.

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Abstract Due to increasing competitiveness in the industry, companies will invariably adopt strategies to ensure that their employees continuously eliminate waste and create more value. This concept was applied at a company that designs, develops, and manufactures steel moulds for the injection of thermoplastics, with the purpose of implementing Lean thinking in the production sector, thus achieving the following objectives: organization of production; preparation of documents to support production, and standardization of graphite stock. Regarding the application of the 5S tool, an improvement in worker safety, and in cleaning was observed, which also led to a reduction in the time wasted when locating tools. Through the implementation of 5S auditing, enabling to verify an overall improvement, from a rating of 35% in the first audit to 85% in the subsequent audit. The tools implemented allowed for improvements in communication between sectors, leading to increased productivity and productive autonomy. Finally, graphite stock was standardized by means of Kanban.

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Wilson, Shellyanne, and Dennis Nurse. "Measuring waste to reduce waste in CTP." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 6, no. 1 (April 29, 2016): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-07-2015-0158.

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Subject area Operations Management Quality Management. Study level/applicability The case can be used in a number of course contexts, including undergraduate and graduate courses in operations management and quality management. Case overview Central Tobacco Plant (CTP) is a tobacco processing and packaging company, operating in the Central America and Caribbean region. This case focuses on a waste measurement exercise conducted in the cigarette production department of CTP, which was commissioned by George Edwards, the Secondary Manufacturing Department Manager. The reason for the exercise was the announcement that CTP could possibly face a plant audit, where a poor result could cause the shifting of manufacturing of some products, or, in the worst case scenario, all of it product lines, to one of the larger, and more efficient manufacturing plants in the Central America and Caribbean region. The waste measurement exercise is carried out as a three-week student–industry project by two students pursuing an MSc programme at the local university, who are mentored by both Edwards and by a university supervisor. At the end of the exercise, Edwards needs to consider the appropriateness of the current waste measurement system, the quantities of waste produced and opportunities to reduce waste. Expected learning outcomes The case has four primary learning objectives: to illustrate the role of performance measurement in process improvement, to explore the perspective of lean manufacturing in waste management, to apply basic quality tools in the analysis of a manufacturing process and to identify opportunities for process improvement. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email support@emeraldinsight.com to request teaching notes. Subject code CSS 9: Operations and Logistics

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