Curbside recycling: Waste resource or waste of resources?
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Curbside Recycling: Waste Resource or Waste of Resources?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0276-8739,1520-6688
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20211