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Enter the audit results into the Data Tracker.(https://84587dc4-1d57-4a4a-b54c-822aa35c75b8.usrfiles.com/ugd/84587d_f0aeace255cc49a7af06b130b59b7a88.xlsx) The Data Tracker has been designed to give you a centralised place to record your audit/s, monitor your progress towards becoming plastic free, and calculate how much plastic you’ve saved over time.

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