Quantitative evaluation of waste prevention on the level of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 606-613

  Laner, David ^a   Rechberger, Helmut ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE;

AUSTRIA; CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCES; EVALUATION METHODS; GOAL ORIENTATIONS; KEY ELEMENTS; MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATIONS; SHORT-COMINGS; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES; WASTE PREVENTIONS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CERAMICS; CHELATING AGENTS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GLASS; INDUSTRY; PAPER; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WOOD;

EID: 56349132618     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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