The role of product information in automotive plastics recycling: a financial and life cycle assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 1158-1168

  Duval, Don ^a   MacLean, Heather L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automotive recycling; Financial analysis; Life cycle assessment; Plastics recycling

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE; PLASTICS; RECYCLING;

AADCO AUTOMOTIVE INCORPORATED (AADCO); AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS RECYCLING NETWORK; AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY;

EID: 33847701715     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.05.030     Document Type: Article

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