An overview of municipal solid waste management in Canada

Waste Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 351-359

  Sawell, S E ^a   Hetherington, S A ^a   Chandler, A J ^b  

^a Compass Environmental Inc ^*  (Canada)

^b A J Chandler & Associates Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LAND FILL; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; STATISTICS;

CANADA; LANDFILL GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE COLLECTION; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CANADA; COMPOSTING; GOVERNMENT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0030435843     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(96)00098-0     Document Type: Note

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