Waste to wealth: A case study of the ondo state integrated wastes recycling and treatment project, Nigeria

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-16

  Olanrewaju, O O ^a,b   Ilemobade, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Federal Univ of Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fertilizer; Renewable energy; Sustainability; Waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349122581     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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