Because It Is Illegal to Rummage Through People's Garbage, Rathje

question 9

True/False

Because it is illegal to rummage through people's garbage, Rathje and colleagues needed to obtain written permission from every household whose garbage they analyzed.

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Net Income (Loss)

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