Two measured parameters correlated to participation rates in curbside recycling schemes in the UK

Environmental Management

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 487-495

  Harder, Marie K ^a   Woodard, Ryan ^a   Bench, Matthew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curbside recycling; Household waste; Participation rates; Recycling targets; Waste planning

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CURBSIDE RECYCLING; HOUSEHOLD WASTES; PARTICIPATION RATES; RECYCLING TARGETS; WASTE PLANNING;

RECYCLING;

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC WASTE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RECYCLING;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HOUSEHOLD; PARAMETER; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644619103     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0124-8     Document Type: Review

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