Recycling revisited - Life cycle comparisons of global warming impact and total energy use of waste management strategies

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 309-317

  Björklund, Anna ^a   Finnveden, Göran ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy; Global warming potential; Incineration; Key factor; Landfill; Life cycle assessment; Recycling; Waste

Indexed keywords

LAND FILL; NATURAL RESOURCES; PAPER PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT; LANDFILLING; VIRGIN RESOURCES; WASTE RECYCLING;

GLOBAL WARMING;

GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC;

RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIAL STATE; PAPER; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

LAND FILL; NATURAL RESOURCES; PAPER PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 21444431847     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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