Assessment of factors influencing the performance of solid waste recycling programs

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 45-56

  Suttibak, Samonporn ^a   Nitivattananon, Vilas ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Capacity enhancement; Local government authorities; Performance indicators; Solid waste recycling; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOORS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PERSONNEL TRAINING; RECYCLING; SALVAGING; SEWAGE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOLID WASTES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORM SEWERS; TAXATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SOLID WASTE RECYCLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RECYCLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; TAX INCENTIVE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATION; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAX; THAILAND; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 56749178650     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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