The cost of reducing municipal solid waste

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 128-150

  Palmer, Karen ^a   Sigman, Hilary ^b   Walls, Margaret ^c  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0030992270     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.1997.0986     Document Type: Article

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