Post-consumer waste management issues in the footwear industry

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 363-368

  Staikos, J T ^a   Rahimifard, S ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

End of life management; Footwear industry; Product recovery; Shoe recycling

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; LAND FILL; RECYCLING;

END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT; FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SHOE RECYCLING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250842740     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM732SC     Document Type: Conference Paper

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