A cross-Canada analysis of the efficiency of residential recycling services

Canadian Public Administration

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 589-615

  McDavid, James C ^a   Mueller, Annette E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b School of Public Administration   (Canada)

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EID: 67649285756     PISSN: 00084840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-7121.2008.00043.x     Document Type: Article

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