Sustainable EV Battery Waste Management: Global Lessons for Nepal

Aadarsha Timilsina; Ujjwal Koirala; Shukra Raj Paudel

doi:10.63095/NBSEH.25.565284

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Aadarsha Timilsina Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University (ROR: https://ror.org/02rg1r889), Lalitpur, Nepal
Ujjwal Koirala Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University (ROR: https://ror.org/02rg1r889), Lalitpur, Nepal
Shukra Raj Paudel Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University (ROR: https://ror.org/02rg1r889), Lalitpur, Nepal

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