Solid Waste Engineering: A Global Perspective, Si Edition
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ISBN: 9781305638600
Author: William A. Worrell, P. Aarne Vesilind, Christian Ludwig
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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A method to improve the movement of the refuse from the household to the truck.
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