Waste minimization in small and medium-sized enterprises - do environmental management systems help?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 209-217

  Ilomäki, Mika ^a   Melanen, Matti ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

WASTE MINIMIZATION;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0343396712     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(00)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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