Modelling of waste collection - A general approach to calculate fuel consumption and time

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-123

  Sonesson, Ulf ^a  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collecting time; Compacting trucks; Fuel consumption; Garbage collecting; Modelling; Sweden; Waste transport

Indexed keywords

COLLECTING TIME; HOUSEHOLDS; RESIDENTIAL AREA; WASTE COLLECTION;

FUEL CONSUMPTION; GARBAGE TRUCKS; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

WASTES;

FUEL;

ENERGY USE; FUEL CONSUMPTION; TRAVEL TIME; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; TIME;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0034175983     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3070.2000.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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