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The politics and power effects of garbage recycling in Halifax, Canada. / Darier, É.
In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, Vol. 1, No. 1, 02.1996, p. 63-86.

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Darier, É 1996, 'The politics and power effects of garbage recycling in Halifax, Canada.', Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 63-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839608725481

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Darier, É. (1996). The politics and power effects of garbage recycling in Halifax, Canada. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 1(1), 63-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839608725481

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Darier É. The politics and power effects of garbage recycling in Halifax, Canada. Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 1996 Feb;1(1):63-86. doi: 10.1080/13549839608725481

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Darier, É. / The politics and power effects of garbage recycling in Halifax, Canada. In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. 1996 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 63-86.

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