The effects on waste reduction and recycling rates when different components of the waste stream are counted

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 349-361

  Rhyner, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

Author keywords

Recycling; Recycling rates; Solid waste management; Solid waste reduction; State recycling targets

Indexed keywords

RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; INCINERATION; RECYCLING; REDUCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031755641     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(98)00052-4     Document Type: Article

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