Dilemmas in optimising the environmental benefit from recycling: A case study of glass container waste management in the UK

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-355

  Butler, John ^a,b   Hooper, Paul ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b 3 The Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Cullet; Household waste; Recycling

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CONTAINERS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDSTOCKS; GLASS CERAMICS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CULLETS; GLASS CONTAINERS; HOUSEHOLD WASTES; MATERIALS RECYCLING;

RECYCLING;

GLASS;

AGGREGATE; GLASS; OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTAINER; ENERGY; EVALUATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RECYCLING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26944443896     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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