Explaining the performance of mature municipal solid waste recycling programs

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 627-650

  Peretz, Jean H ^a   Tonn, Bruce E ^a   Folz, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING;

EID: 24344510540     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056050018170     Document Type: Article

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