Solid Waste Engineering
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781305635203
Author: Worrell, William A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.13P
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The best recommendation for the purchase of the collecting vehicle required to collect refuse once a week.
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