Municipal Commercial Recycling: Barriers to Success

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-165

  Bacot, Hunter ^a   McCoy, Bill ^a   Plagman Galvin, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b University City YMCA   (United States)

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EID: 0345757054     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02774002032002002     Document Type: Article

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