Energy, greenhouse gas, and cost reductions for municipal recycling systems

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2142-2149

  Chester, Mikhail ^a   Martin, Elliot ^a   Sathaye, Nakul ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND FILL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COST REDUCTIONS; SINGLE-STREAM RECYCLING;

RECYCLING;

GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; RECYCLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ENERGY; EXHAUST GAS; GREENHOUSE GAS; RECYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST CONTROL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41849121493     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0713330     Document Type: Article

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