Life-cycle assessment as a decision-support too - The case of recycling versus incineration of paper

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 235-256

  Finnveden, Göran ^a,b   Ekvall, Tomas ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fossil fuels; Incineration; Life cycle; Packaging materials

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY RESOURCE; INCINERATION; MODEL; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PAPER; PAPER INDUSTRY; POLICY; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031782337     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(98)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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