A sociology of reuse: Deconstructing the milk bottle

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-134

  Vaughan, Paul ^a   Cook, Matthew ^a   Trawick, Paul ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 34250377209     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2007.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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