Sustainable waste management at special events using reusable dishware: The example of Whole Earth Festival at the University of California, Davis

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 8 A, 2006, Pages 822-828

  Tchobanoglous, George ^a   Karagiannidis, Avraam ^b   Leverenz, Harold ^a   Cadji, Max ^a   Antonopoulos, Ioannis Sofocles ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compostable items; Reusable dishware; Special events; Whole Earth Festival (WEF)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; DOMESTIC WASTE; PLANNING PROCESS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; DAVIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748857327     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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