Solid Waste Engineering
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781305635203
Author: Worrell, William A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.2P
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Reason for using first-in/first-out storage method in the processing of MSW
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