Evaluating third sector reuse organisations in the UK: Case-studies and analysis of furniture reuse schemes

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 719-730

  Alexander, Catherine ^a   Smaje, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulky waste; Evaluation methodologies; Third sector

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; RECYCLING; REUSABILITY;

BULKY WASTE; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; THIRD SECTOR;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PROBLEM SOLVING; RECYCLING; REUSABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC SERVICE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WELFARE PROVISION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVALUATION; FURNITURE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 39049103404     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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