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The Transition of Landfill Technologies

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Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Technology in Japan

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According to it, the amount of emissions has increased until 2000, reaching a peak of about 50 million t annually and then turned to decline.

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Higuchi, S. (2021). The Transition of Landfill Technologies. In: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Technology in Japan. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2734-7_1

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