Estimation of Weight of Solid Waste: Newspapers in Hong Kong Hotels

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-245

  Chan, Wilco ^a   Wong, Kevin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

country mix; Hong Kong; hotels; newspaper weight; solid waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549066114     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1096348005285088     Document Type: Article

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