The link between recycling and litter: A field study

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 92-110

  Reams, Margaret A ^a   Geaghan, James P ^a   Gendron, Raye C ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Water Quality Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD WASTE; LITTER; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROGRAMME EFFECT; RECYCLING PROGRAMME;

USA, LOUISANA, BATON ROUGE;

EID: 0029768344     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916596281005     Document Type: Article

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