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A day in the life of a garbage dump [1]

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Publication Date: 
18/12/2010
Subir Roy [2]
Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Recyclable Waste [4], Solid Waste [5], India [6], Rag Pickers [7], People [8], Health Effects [9], Biodegradable Waste [10], Calcutta (D) [11], West Bengal [12]

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