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934:Downcycling
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747:Switzerland
737:South Korea
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652:Afghanistan
624:Waste trade
584:Repurposing
422:Toxic waste
402:Scrap metal
337:Green waste
300:Brown waste
277:Major types
1061:Boat types
1055:Categories
989:Zero waste
791:Agreements
722:Kazakhstan
677:Bangladesh
462:Composting
347:Heat waste
332:Food waste
325:by country
218:2 December
135:2 December
108:References
60:Mobro 4000
969:Upcycling
835:landfills
825:framework
818:Recycling
813:batteries
742:Sri Lanka
702:Hong Kong
667:Australia
644:Countries
522:Recycling
440:Processes
261:Biosolids
76:for over
25:Amsterdam
1030:Journals
845:vehicles
767:Thailand
757:Tanzania
492:Landfill
452:Balefill
91:See also
48:tugboats
697:Georgia
672:Belgium
662:Armenia
657:Albania
192:4 April
167:4 April
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362:Litter
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717:Japan
707:India
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36:waste
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840:RoHS
220:2010
194:2011
169:2011
156:Time
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