'A weekly doorstep recycling collection, I had no idea we could!': Overcoming the local barriers to participation

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 217-249

  Read, Adam D ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

London; Municipal solid waste; Participation rates; Promotional campaigns; Recycling

Indexed keywords

REFUSE COLLECTION; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOLID WASTES; URBAN PLANNING;

HOUSEHOLD WASTES; INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW);

RECYCLING;

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; DOMESTIC WASTE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION; POLICY; RECYCLING; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032964939     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-3449(99)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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