Recycling in multifamily dwellings: Does convenience matter?

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 426-438

  Ando, Amy W ^a   Gosselin, Anne Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 24144501281     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbi029     Document Type: Review

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