INTEGRATION OF RESOURCE RECOVERY INTO CURRENT WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGH (ENHANCED) LANDFILL MINING

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• Available online in Detritus - Volume 08 - December 2019
• Pages 141-156

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Keywords

• Landfill mining strategies
• Enhanced landfill mining
• Resource recovery
• Waste management practices and policies
• Economic assessment
• Environmental impacts

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Editorial History

• Received: 01 Nov 2019
• Accepted: 15 Dec 2019
• Available online: 23 Dec 2019

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