Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2010
Volume: 5
Issue: 3
Page No. 183 - 190

The Role of Socio-Economic Factors on Household Waste Generation: A Study in a Waste Management Program in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Authors : Rafia Afroz, Keisuke Hanaki and Rabbah Tuddin

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