The application of Life Cycle Assessment to integrated solid waste management. Part 2 - Perspectives on energy and material recovery from paper

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-294

  Ekvall, T ^a   Finnveden, G ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Incineration; Life cycle assessment; Paper; Recycling; Waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE PAPER; WASTE UTILIZATION;

INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY (LCI);

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0034223783     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758200530808     Document Type: Article

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