Ban on landfilling of wooden pallets in North Carolina: an assessment of recycling and industry capacity

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-275

  Buehlmann, Urs ^a   Bumgardner, Matthew ^b   Fluharty, Tom ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Marsh Furniture   (United States)

Author keywords

Industry survey; Pallets; Public policy; Recycling; Recycling capacity

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; ETHANOL FUELS; PALLETS; PUBLIC POLICY;

BOILER FUELS; INDUSTRY CAPACITIES; INDUSTRY SURVEY; LIFE SPANS; NORTH CAROLINA; RECYCLING CAPACITIES; RECYCLING CAPACITY; RECYCLING OPERATIONS; UNITED STATES;

RECYCLING;

EID: 54249114863     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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