William Shu Neba1 and Pius Tangwe Tanga2
1. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Social Work, University of Ford Hare, Alice Campus, 5700, South Africa.
2. Department of Social Work, University of Ford Hare, Alice Campus, South Africa.

MLA 8
Neba, William Shu, and Pius Tangwe Tanga. "Solid Waste Management in Bamenda III Municipality, Cameroon: Challenges and Implications for Sustainable Waste Management." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2025, pp. 78-99, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.005. Accessed Jan. 2025.
APA 6
Neba, W., & Tanga, P. (2025, January). Solid Waste Management in Bamenda III Municipality, Cameroon: Challenges and Implications for Sustainable Waste Management. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(1), 78-99. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.005
Chicago
Neba, William Shu, and Pius Tangwe Tanga. "Solid Waste Management in Bamenda III Municipality, Cameroon: Challenges and Implications for Sustainable Waste Management." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 1 (January 2025), 78-99. Accessed January, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i01.005.

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