Virtual Methodology for Household Waste Characterization During The Pandemic in An Urban District of Peru: Citizen Science for Waste Management.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the alteration of many aspects of the solid waste management chain, such as variations in the waste composition, generation and disposal. Various studies have examined these changes with analysis of integrated waste management strategies; qualitative studies on perce...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 69; no. 6; pp. 1078 - 1091 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jun2022
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