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Meeting urban GHG reduction goals with waste diversion: multi-residential buildings Cover

Meeting urban GHG reduction goals with waste diversion: multi-residential buildings

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|Dec 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.277 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 16, 2022
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Accepted on: Nov 22, 2022
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Published on: Dec 13, 2022
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