A management system for end-of-life tyres: A Portuguese case study

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 604-614

  Ferrão, Paulo ^a   Ribeiro, Paulo ^a   Silva, Paulo ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Valorpneu Sociedade de Gestão de Pneus Lda ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING;

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR); INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

TIRES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; TIRES;

DESIGN; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RUBBER INDUSTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PORTUGAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RUBBER; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349059301     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.02.033     Document Type: Article

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