The management of household hazardous waste in the United Kingdom

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Slack, R J ^a   Gronow, J R ^a   Voulvoulis, N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Directives; Landfill; Legislation; Policy

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; LAND FILL;

EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN UNION; EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN UNION REGULATIONS; EUROPEAN WASTE CATALOGUES; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DIRECTIVES; WASTE LEGISLATION;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION POLICY; REGULATORY APPROACH; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHEMICAL WASTE; CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; POLICY; RECYCLING; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 55349114059     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.03.007     Document Type: Review

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