Reduction of plastic carrier bag use: An analysis of alternatives in Israel

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2025-2032

  Ayalon, Ofira ^a,b   Goldrath, Tal ^a   Rosenthal, Gad ^c   Grossman, Michal ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Kivun Consultants Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; FREE OF CHARGES; PLASTIC BAGS; PLASTIC CARRIERS; POLICY MEASURES;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS;

PLASTICS;

PLASTIC;

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLASTIC; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ISRAEL; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ESTHETICS; ISRAEL; POLYETHYLENE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 67349237918     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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