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Wed., June 5, 2019
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET
Advanced Resource Recovery in Action:
Can Circular Economy, mechanical recycling & new treatment technologies merge to achieve zero waste?
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Wed., June 5, 2019
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET
Jay StanfordCity of Londonon behalf of Resource Recovery Partnership
Welcome!
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Resource Recovery Partnership
▪ What is the Resource Recovery Partnership?• Facilitated discussions about advanced resource recovery
▪ What it is; how it works; essential role it fills in waste management
• Hosted conferences for 5 years – gathering industry, government and academia together to share ideas, inspiration and opportunities
• Produced webinars, discussion papers, policy guidance documents▪ Leading demand for NEW public policy supporting resource recovery
▪ Supporting development of sound principles & sustainable strategies to ensure sustainable & effective solution to achieve Zero Waste
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Resource Recovery Partnership
▪ Mission• Promote development of sound public policy across Canada to recognize all
resource recovery technologies to manage end-of-life waste resources
▪ Goal – help achieve Zero Waste
▪ Current members
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The Evolving Canadian Landscape
▪ From coast to coast – resource recovery is being recognized and proven• British Columbia – Ocean Legacy - ocean plastic conversion to diesel
• Alberta – Enerkem – production of ethanol and methanol
• Ontario – Green Mantra – production of waxes and asphalt additives
• Quebec – Polystyvert and Pyrowave - plastic conversion into waxes, oils and monomers
• Nova Scotia – Sustane Technologies – converting municipal waste into chemicals and biomass pellets
▪ 10 years ago most of these technologies were largely unheard of –today they represent the emerging Green Tech boom
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Today’s topic
Advanced Resource Recovery in Action:
Can Circular Economy, mechanical recycling and new treatment technologies
merge to achieve zero waste?
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Today’s agenda
▪ Materials recovery for the future: How can we capture more value from recycling?• Sarah Lindsay, American Chemistry Council
▪ New Solutions for Plastics Recycling: A complementary approach for today’s challenges• Pierre Benabidès, ÉEQ
▪ Wrap up & next steps• Joe Hruska, CPIA & RRP representative
Slides from this webinar will be posted
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Wed., June 5, 2019
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET
Materials recovery for the future: How can we capture more value from recycling?
Sarah Lindsay, American Chemistry Council, Manager of Public Outreach
MATERIALS RECOVERY FOR THE
FUTURE:How Can we Capture more Value from Recycling?
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S a r a h L i n d s a y
M a n a g e r , P u b l i c O u t r e a c h
A m e r i c a n C h e m i s t r y C o u n c i l
• 12 billion lbs of light weight flexible packaging generated annually in the US (resealable pouches, snack bags and overwraps)
• Twice the size of the PET market. $31B in sales, 19% of packaging industry (FPA, 2017)
• Potentially valuable, relatively untapped source of post-consumer resin for manufacturing applications
How do we get it back?
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CAPTURING MORE VALUE
FLEXIBLES ARE A FAST GROWING CATEGORY OF PACKAGINGCHANGE OVER 25 YEARS
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WE CAN DO BETTER ON FLEXIBLES & FILM RECYCLING
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1. Flexible Packaging Association .(2013). Flexible Packaging Industry Segment Profile Analysis (Commercial material removed and projected to 2015)
2. American Chemistry Council .(2017). 2015 National Post-consumer Plastic Bag & Film Recycling Report. In . (Ed.). N.p.: Moore Recycling. Retrieved from https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/2015-
National-Post-Consumer-Plastic-Bag-and-Film-Recycling-Report.pdf
12 BILLION LBS.(6 million tons)
Post-consumer flexible
packaging market size1
209 MILLION LBS.(104,500 tons) (1.7%)Post-consumer film recycling,
includes both retail drop-off
and MRF curbside2
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING CHALLENGES MRFS
2018 - COMMUNITIES EXPECT RECYCLING SERVICESSUPPORT FOR RECYCLING AT ALL-TIME HIGH
15© RRS 2017
94%74%
20%
of Americans are supportive
of recycling*Up from 90% in 2015
believe recycling is important and should be made a priority
think people should do what they can to try to recycle
6%Think it’s hard to
consistently recycle or that it is not
important
Source: Carton Council of North America National Survey, December 2015 and December 2017. Visit CaronOpportunities.org/survey
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We've heard the phrase "back to basics" floating about the recycling industry, but is it really time to pull back when we have real opportunity in the US to keep moving forward?
© RRS 2017
WHAT IF AN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, SCALABLE SOLUTION
COULD BE DEVELOPED TO RECYCLE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
AND IMPROVE MRF BALE QUALITY?
““Flexible packaging is
recycled curbside, and the recovery
community captures value from it.
SHARED VISION
Launching the first large-scale opportunity to collect flexible packaging loose in curbside bins
– the same way other packages get recycled.
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FIRST PROGRAM IN THE NATION
MRFF MEMBERS
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Hosted by:
Foundation For Chemistry Research & Initiatives
Conducts MRFF research
program and facilitates
collaboration of packaging
recovery value chain
ORGANICS MANAGEMENT
WASTE RECOVERY
GLOBAL CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
© RRS 2017
MANAGING CHANGE IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED
WORLD SINCE 1986
MRFF RESEARCH HAS TWO THRUSTS
• Technical feasibility of automated optical sorting to separate 2D flexible packaging from paper on MRF fiber lines
• Economic feasibility of processing and recycling the material into end market products
Bags (excludes retail, storage and trash bags)
41%
Cut/wrap4%
Lay flat/Pillow pouches15%
Standup pouches6%
Shrink bundling4%
Retail carry bags25%
Storage bags5%
WHAT IS FLEXIBLE PACKAGING?
rFLEX TEST BALE COMPOSITION
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Allowable materials:
• Single-resin polyethylene flexible packaging or films (≥ 60%)
• Multi-layer flexible packaging or films (≤ 18%)
• Limited PET (≤ 2%)
• Limited PVC (≤ 1%)
• Limited metal (≤ 1%)
• Limited nylon (≤ 1%)
• Single-resin polypropylene flexible packaging or films (≤ 7%)
• Allowable levels of contaminants:
• Paper (Not to exceed 15%)
Source: RRS, 2017
MRFF DEVELOPING END MARKETS IN PARALLEL WITH SORTING
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PE
only
Export
Lumber/ Extruded
profiles
Film/Sheet
Durable Products
Pyrolysis
Engineered Fuel Pellets
Cement Kilns
WASHING
PELLETIZING
SHREDDINGSORTING
Growth for
MRF Material
Potential Growth
for rFlex
No
fiber
WASHING SHREDDINGSORTING
SHREDDING
No
fiber
SORTING
6 M lbs/yr
(Pilot)
Building Products
SHREDDING
MIXED RESIN PRODUCTS PRODUCED IN EUROPE
END MARKET FOCUS ON LOCAL CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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• Continuus Materials (acquired ReWall) wallboard and
roof system elements
• Current plant in Des Moines, IA
• Expansion plans – 2 additional facilities, one in PA
• Successfully tested test rFlex bale
• Expert, well-established plastic recyclers testing in PA –
UltraPoly, Ecostrate, Zzyzx plus others with variety of
potential end uses for pellets
• Additional rFlex performance tests scheduled for 2019
• Engage PA Recycling Markets Center as innovation hub
DEMAND PULL FOR RECYCLED CONTENT PRODUCTS ON THE RISE -CRITICAL TO DRIVE RECYCLING SUCCESS
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OUR WORK:INSIDE THE MRF
of Flexible
Packaging flowed
with fiber
of Flexible Packaging
was captured by 3
passes of optical
sorting
Sizable quantity
of paper ejected
with Flexible
Packaging
88% 89%
MRF TEST RESEARCH RESULTStesting conducted at IMS San Diego, Emterra British Columbia & Saskatchewan MRFs
ECONOMIC FEASIBILTY
• RRS developed Pro Forma Model for Adding Flexible Packaging to evaluate MRFs for a capital cost grant to pilot
• Optical sorters clean up paper bales while making a new rFlex bale - a win-win
• Reduces MRF labor sorting costs
• Net impact on processing cost on par with addition of other materials.
• Varies a lot by region - e.g., high landfill tip fees drive recycling economics
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING SORTATION AT MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES
RESEARCH REPORTMATERIALSRECOVERYFORTHEFUTURE.COM
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2019 MRF PILOT : TOTAL RECYCLE, BERKS COUNTY PA
• Owner J.P. Mascaro & Sons, 4th generation family owned business
• Large high speed MRF 700 TPD single stream in growth mode
• Adding capabilities to produce an est. 3100 tons of rFlex annually
• Fully integrated; has extensive hauling operation in area covering 9 counties with 90 municipalities under contract.
• Also owns a landfill and transfer stations in region.
http://www.wastetodaymagazine.com/article/jp-mascaro-sons-built-to-last/
TOTAL RECYCLE PILOT
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• Introduce flexible packaging into their residential single-stream specification
• Recover maximum flexible packaging from the stream
• Create a viable bale for sale with a sustainable market
• Clean up the fiber bales
• Provide a scalable model for other MRFs across North America
© RRS 2017
PERFORMANCE GOALS OF THE MRFF MASCARO PILOT
35© RRS 2017
These five performance goals act also as the metrics for the pilot.
1 2 3 4 5
Capture at
least 90% of
FPP in
feedstock;
Minimize
paper in FPP
product (less
than 15% by
weight);
Even with
increased FPP
in feedstock,
reduce the
amount of FPP
going into
fiber products;
Reduce fiber
quality control
staff
requirement by
a minimum of
30%; and,
Controls
integrated
with existing
MRF control
system.
Successfully sort flexible packaging from paper through addition of optical sorters
on fiber lines, airflow controls, collection hoods and other system adjustments.
OPTICAL SORTER SCHEMATIC
MRF PILOT – TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE
Infeed
Acceleration Conveyor
SensorCollection Hood
Ejection Air
Nozzles
Fiber
Flexible
Packaging
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MRFF MASCARO PILOT TIMELINEWorkstream/Task Q2 2018 Q3 2018 Q4 2018 Q1 2019 Q2 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2019
Equipment Monitoring, Eval.Construction, Acceptance Testing
Periodic Fiber Sorts
Recirculation Testing
Collection Testing
End MarketsPre-Pilot Research
rFlex Performance Testing
rFlex Marketing Support
Community Collection SupportGap Analysis
Economic Analysis
Webinars & Regional Mtgs
Community Add’n of FPP
Reporting, EngagementIndustry Engagement
Ongoing Data Reporting
Final Report
C O N S T R U C T I O N R E C I R C U L A T I O N C O L L E C T I O N
Key Milestones: Startup: Jan 2019 Turnover: Feb 2019 Member Meeting: Mar 2019 Project Completion
Engagements: WBCSD Oct 2018 NERC Webinar Nov 2018 Plastics Recycling Mar 2019
VALUE CHAIN COLLABORATION PROVIDES NECESSARY FEEDBACK LOOP &SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO CAPTURE MORE VALUE FROM RECYCLABLES
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IN CLOSING
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Collaborate to
1) improve sorting of single stream materials
2) make a new flexible plastics bale for sale to sustainable markets
Sarah Lindsay
sarah_lindsay@americanchemistry.com
THANK YOU
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QUESTIONS?
PLEASE TYPE IN BOX
Summary of questions/ comments/responses to be posted
Type question here
Resource Recovery Partnership WebinarWebinar ID: 365-472-603
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Wed., June 5, 2019
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET
New Solutions for Plastics Recycling: A complementary approach for today’s challenges
Pierre Benabidès, Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ) Senior Advisor, Materials and Market Development
New Solutions for Plastics RecyclingA complementary approach for today’s challenges
Pierre Benabidès | 05-06-2019
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Who is Éco Entreprises Québec?▪ Private, not-for-profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec
▪ Certified by the Quebec government to represent the 3,400 companies that put containers, packaging and printed matter on the market
▪ Board of Directors: 10 member administrators (representing reporting companies) and 4 non-member administrators
▪ EPR financial responsibility since 2005 (2019 will be the 15th obligation year)
▪ Responsible for financing 100% of the net costs of the municipal curbside recycling program in Quebec
Opening Remarks
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Different plastic packaging for different uses
Current Situation
Good versatility and properties: Many challenges!
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Plastics recovery in Quebec
Plastic typeQuantitiesgenerated
Quantitiesrecovered
Recoveryrate
PET (# 1) 42,000 t 26,200 t 62%
HDPE (# 2) 18,700 t 12,800 t 68%
PVC (# 3) 700 t 400 t 57%
LDPE (# 4) (Bags and films) 35,500 t 9,400 26%
PP (# 5) 13,000 t 5,400 t 42%
PS (# 6) 15,600 t 3,400 t 22%
Other hard plastic packaging 12,100 t 4,900 40%
Other films, bags and laminates 61,500 t 7,000 t 11%
Degradable plastics 1,200 t 250 t 21%
Other plastics (non-packaging) 26,600 t 9,000 t 34%
Total 227,000 t 79,000 t 35%
Situation actuelle
Based on curbside characterization in Quebec
Current Situation
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CCME Action Plan and what it meansfor plastics recycling in Quebec
▪ By 2030:
> Recycling rate of 55%
- Around 55,000 more tons to be recycled*
> Recycled content will reach 50% in packaging where possible
- Around 90,000 tons to include in packaging*
Taux de recyclage
*Based on curbside characterization and bale sale in Quebec
Current Situation
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Bringing together various stakeholders to enhance plastic recycling solutions
Bringing together manufacturers, corporations, recyclers and investors:
▪ 325 attendees from 20 countries and 3 continents
▪ 13 start-ups specializing in molecular recycling solutions
▪ 140 individual meetings between start-ups and stakeholders
The Plastic Solutions Forum aimed to:
▪ Present and promote new approaches based on technologies and processes developed through polymer research
▪ Contribute to speeding up innovations in the recycling of plastic packaging
▪ Establish relations and projects between these start-ups and investors, as well as with contributing companies
Forum Plastic Solutions
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13 innovative solutions presented during the Forum
QuébecUnited-Kingdom
JapanItaly
United-States Germany
France
Netherlands
Forum Plastic Solutions
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What is the plastic packaging production chain?
▪ Plastics are like LEGO blocks (monomers).
▪ By assembling the blocks, you can create various types of plastic resins (polymers).
Production of raw materials(petrochemical
products)
Hydrocarbons(petroleum, gas)
Production of monomers
Production of plastics
(polymerization)
Productionof packaging
Sale and Use
Monomer PolymersPolymerization
Current Situation
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How does mechanical plastic recycling work today?
Roles of the various stakeholders
▪ Curbside collectors gather recyclable matter from consumers.
▪ MRFs separate certain categories of plastics, but do not process them. They sell them to recyclers.
▪ Recyclers shred, wash, separate and process plastics to produce recycled plastic resin.
Collection Sorting Recycling Recycled resin
Current Situation
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What is the current value chain for recovery and recycling?
Hydrocarbons(petroleum,
gas)
Production of raw materials(petrochemical
products)
Production of monomers
Production of plastics
(polymerization)
Productionof packaging
Sale and Use
Collection and sorting
Mechanical recycling
Production of other products
Current Situation
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Limits of mechanical recycling
▪ Resin quality: The presence of additives, glues, coloring and other minerals charges in packaging diminishes the quality of recycled resins.
▪ Colours: The granules produced are mostly grey-green if mixed, which limits their recycling into new packaging.
▪ Production costs: Recycling costs are relatively high compared to virgin resin.
▪ Mechanical properties: With every recycling cycle, plastics lose part of their mechanical and
esthetic properties, which limits the percentage of potential recycled content in new packaging.
Current Situation
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A need for new recycling routes along with current mechanical recycling
Molecular Recycling
Bridge the gap with tomorrow’s targets*
55% recycling target for 2030
50% recycled content where applicable
Meet quality requirements
Eliminate dyes and other mineral charges, especially for
food contact and closed loop
Reach local markets
Reduce our overseas dependence
Meet the demand from North American manufacturers
+ +
*Based on Ocean Plastics Charter
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New recycling technologies complement current mechanical recycling
Curbside collection
and sorting
Hydrocarbons(Oil & gas)
Production of raw materials
Production of monomers
Production of plastics
(Polymerization)
Production of packaging
End-product usage
New recycling technologies
Mechanical recycling
Feedstock preparation
Molecular Recycling
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New recycling technologies complement current mechanical recycling
Curbside collection and
sorting
Hydrocarbons(Oil & gas)
Production of raw materials
Production of monomers
Production of plastics
(Polymerization)
Production of packaging
End-product usage
New recycling technologies
Mechanical recycling
Feedstock preparation
Molecular Recycling
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3 groups of new recycling technologies
Recycling by purification
Recycling by decomposition
Recycling by conversion
Mechanical recycling
Production of raw materials
Production of monomers
Production of plastics(Polymerization)
Production of packaging
Molecular Recycling
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Recycling by purification
Recycling by decomposition
Recycling by conversion
Mechanical recycling
Production of raw materials
Production of monomers
Production of plastics(Polymerization)
Production of packaging
Molecular Recycling
3 groups of new recycling technologies
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Recycling by purification
Recycling by decomposition
Recycling by conversion
Mechanical recycling
Production of raw materials
Production of monomers
Production of plastics(Polymerization)
Production of packaging
Molecular Recycling
3 groups of new recycling technologies
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Molecular Recycling
3 groups of new recycling technologies
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Molecular Recycling
Source: Closed Loop Partners – Accelerating supply chains for plastics
And many others
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Anticipated benefits of molecular recycling: infinite closed-loop recycling is possible
1. Allows for separation of dyes and mineral charges, thus ending up with potential virgin-like quality
2. No loss of mechanical properties of the plastics
3. Could process non-packaging plastics (textile, C&D plastic waste, etc.)
Molecular Recycling
Source: PureCycle Technologies
Provide technical and financial support
• Engineering, R&D, Investments
• Adapted regulations
Communicate on environmental impacts
• Low energy consumption
• Process residue
• LCA
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Secure sourcing and sales
• Packaging and other material streams
• Types of contracts (spot-market or long-term)
• Brand owner pledges & commitments
Succeed in scaling up to the industrial phase
• Feedstock preparation
• Virgin-like quality production
• Viable capacities
What’s next
Next stages of development: How can we speed up innovation?
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Brand owners and EPR organizations are part of the solution
▪ Brand owners and their EPR organizations are already:
▪ Investing millions in recycling and curbside recycling systems
▪ Committing to improve recyclability and increase recycled content in their packaging
▪ Their responsibilities must be broadened in order to ensure that packaging put on the market is effectively recycled within the context of the circular economy
What’s next
Without industry commitment, there can be no curbside recycling!
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Thank you!
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Wed., June 5, 2019
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Joe Hruska, CPIAon behalf of Resource Recovery Partnership
Wrap-up & Next Steps
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Were We are Now
Traditional approaches
have physical & market
limitations to manage
increasingly complex wastes
Zero Waste needs to get
ahead of innovations in products
and packaging
Need 3Rs plus
additional solutions to achieve Zero
Waste
Solutions are available –
but we need the
willingness to
implement them
All options are essential to meet Zero Waste goals for a Sustainable Economy
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Closing Comments
▪ Thank you to our Presenters
▪ Thank you to our Attendees
▪ Sign up for September 19, 2019 Resource Recovery Partnership Conference• Yorkdale Holiday Inn (top of Toronto)• simultaneous Webcast
▪ Details to be sent to today’s participants
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Thank you!
For more information:
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