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Transportation of municipal waste for energy recovery consumes significant energy.

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The Evaluation of Energy Consumption in Transportation and Processing of Municipal Waste for Recovery in A Waste-To-Energy Plant A Case Study of Poland
Piotr Nowakowski, Mariusz Wala

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