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A Brief History on Waste

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Strictly speaking, the universe is a circular universe. Ever since the big bang, matter and energy emerges and disappears, transforming into each other.

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Yang, J. (2022). A Brief History on Waste. In: From Zero Waste to Material Closed Loop. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7683-3_1

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