Caring for the community: An exploratory comparison of waste reduction behaviour by British and Brazilian consumers

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 221-233

  Bekin, Caroline ^a   Carrigan, Marylyn ^a   Szmigin, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities; Consumption; Recycling; Waste

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249142031     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330710757258     Document Type: Article

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