Nearest neighbour effects in kerbside household waste recycling

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 775-784

  Shaw, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Household waste; Kerbside recycling; Nearest neighbours; Social impact

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

HOUSEHOLD WASTE; KERBSIDE RECYCLING; NEAREST NEIGHBOURS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BEHAVIOR; NEIGHBORHOOD; RECYCLING; SOCIAL IMPACT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREET CANYON; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY LIVING; HOUSEHOLD; KERBSIDE RECYCLING; NEIGHBOR INTERACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RECYCLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 38949205855     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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