The Social Sciences

Year: 2016
Volume: 11
Issue: 24
Page No. 5803 - 5809

Household Solid Waste Recycling: a Comparison Between Malaysia and Singapore from the Legal Perspective

Authors : Wan Siti Adibah Wan Dahalan, Intan Nadia Ghulam Khan and Zulkifli Mohd Nopiah

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