Time series analysis of the effects of refuse collection on recycling: Taiwan's "Keep Trash Off the Ground" measure

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 859-869

  Chao, Yu Long ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECYCLING; REFUSE COLLECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES; RECYCLABLES; RECYCLING POLICIES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RECYCLING; REFUSE COLLECTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MODELING; RECYCLING; TIME SERIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PUBLIC POLICY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 39749202921     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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