European household waste management schemes: Their effectiveness and applicability in England

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 248-263

  Husaini, I G ^a   Garg, A ^a   Kim, K H ^b   Marchant, J ^c   Pollard, S J T ^a   Smith, R ^a  

^a Integrated Earth Systems Science Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic instruments; Household waste; Incentivisation; Regulatory instruments; Waste diversion; Waste reduction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; INCENTIVIZATION; REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS; WASTE DIVERSION; WASTE REDUCTION;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DOMESTIC WASTE; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; INCENTIVE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; REGULATORY APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248207304     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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