Introduction of a waste incineration tax: Effects on the Swedish waste flows

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 827-846

  Sahlin, Jenny ^a   Ekvall, Tomas ^a,b   Bisaillon, Mattias ^c   Sundberg, Johan ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Profu   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Institutional aspects; MSW; Waste incineration tax; Waste management; Waste to energy

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECYCLING; TAXATION;

INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS; WASTE INCINERATION TAX;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; PLASTIC;

FOSSIL FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECYCLING; TAXATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION TAX; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAPER; DOMESTIC WASTE; FOOD; FOSSIL; HOUSEHOLD; INCINERATION; KITCHEN; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PACKAGING; PAPER; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; TAX;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 34250884685     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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