Review of recycling performance indicators: A study on collection rate in Taiwan

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2248-2256

  Wen, Lihchyi ^a   Lin, Chun hsu ^a   Lee, Soo cheol ^b  

^a CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DURABLE GOODS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POLICY MAKERS; RECYCLING POLICY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM-BASED; TAIWAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATIONS; WASTE PRODUCTS; ZERO WASTE POLICY;

BENCHMARKING; ELECTRON RESONANCE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTUM THEORY; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ALUMINUM; GLASS; LUBRICATING AGENT; PESTICIDE; PLASTIC;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTAINER; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; POLICY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RESPONSIBILITY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN;

ALUMINUM; AUTOMOBILES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; GLASS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; LUBRICANTS; PAPER; PESTICIDES; PRODUCT PACKAGING; TAIWAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 67349248543     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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