Recycling domestic waste: A proxy for environmental sus tainability?

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 271-276

  Holland, Leigh ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Environmental education; Local action; Recycling; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033786131     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500009470047     Document Type: Article

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