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Explaining the variation in household recycling rates across the UK. / Abbott, Andrew James; Nandeibam, Shasikanta; O'Shea, Lucy.
In: Ecological Economics, Vol. 70, No. 11, 29.07.2011, p. 2214-2223.

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Abbott, AJ, Nandeibam, S & O'Shea, L 2011, 'Explaining the variation in household recycling rates across the UK', Ecological Economics, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 2214-2223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.06.028

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Abbott, A. J., Nandeibam, S., & O'Shea, L. (2011). Explaining the variation in household recycling rates across the UK. Ecological Economics, 70(11), 2214-2223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.06.028

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Abbott AJ, Nandeibam S, O'Shea L. Explaining the variation in household recycling rates across the UK. Ecological Economics. 2011 Jul 29;70(11):2214-2223. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.06.028

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Abbott, Andrew James ; Nandeibam, Shasikanta ; O'Shea, Lucy. / Explaining the variation in household recycling rates across the UK. In: Ecological Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 70, No. 11. pp. 2214-2223.

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