E-waste and the sustainable organisation: Griffith University's approach to e-waste

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-32

  Davis, Georgina ^a   Wolski, Malcolm ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Sustainable development; Universities; Waste handling

Indexed keywords

EID: 58449087277     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14676370910925226     Document Type: Article

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