Ensuring sustainability in plastics use in Africa: consumption, waste generation, and projections
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Title
Ensuring sustainability in plastics use in Africa: consumption, waste generation, and projections
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Keywords
Plastics, Consumption, Waste management, Africa, United Nations Comtrade
Journal
Environmental Sciences Europe
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages -
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Online
2019-09-28
DOI
10.1186/s12302-019-0254-5
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