Domestic-fridge recycling in Wales: Mountains or mole hills?

Applied Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-140

  Florence, Zoe ^a   Price, Trevor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Montreal Protocol; Ozone depleting substances; Recycling; Refrigerators

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; RECYCLING; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DOMESTIC FRIDGE RECYCLING;

REFRIGERATORS;

MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OZONE DEPLETION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 5044251580     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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