Decentralised composting of urban waste - An overview of community and private initiatives in Indian cities

Waste Management

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 655-662

  Zurbrügg, Christian ^a   Drescher, Silke ^a   Patel, Almitra ^b   Sharatchandra, H C ^c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Bagalur Road 560 077   (India)

^c Centre for Environment Education   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARKETING; ORGANIC ACIDS; REFUSE COLLECTION; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ORGANIC WASTE TREATMENT; URBAN WASTE; WASTE LEGISLATION;

COMPOSTING;

COMPOSTING; DECENTRALIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMPOSTING; INDIA; MARKETING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INDIA; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

CITIES; COLLECTION; COMPOSTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; BANGALORE; CHENNAI; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI; PUNE; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 3843110416     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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