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Environmental and Financial Ramifications of Cardboard Package Recycling – A Review and Framework

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hjbpa-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2067-9785 | Journal ISSN: 2457-5720
Language: English
Page range: 49 - 61
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2025
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Accepted on: Aug 1, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
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