Towards the development of a standardised measurement unit for healthcare waste generation

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-333

  Tudor, Terry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornwall NHS; Healthcare medical waste minimisation; Recycling; Sustainable development; Sustainable waste management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE UTILIZATION;

MEDICAL WASTE MINIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE UTILIZATION;

BASELINE SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL WASTE; MEASUREMENT; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34047102980     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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