The influence of distance from landfill and population density on degree of wood residue recycling in Australia

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1474-1480

  Taylor, J A ^a   Herr, A ^a   Siggins, A W ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Distance; Population; Recycling; Timber; Waste; Wood residue

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION; AUSTRALIA; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; DISTANCE; DRIVING FACTORS; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POPULATION; POPULATION DENSITIES; RECYCLING STREAM; WASTE FACILITIES; WASTE GENERATION; WOOD RESIDUE; WOOD RESIDUES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENTS; ECONOMICS; FACILITIES; GLOBAL WARMING; LAND FILL; METHANE; RECYCLING; TIMBER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

SALVAGING;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; ECONOMY OF SCALE; GLOBAL WARMING; LANDFILL; METHANE; POLLUTION POLICY; POPULATION DENSITY; RECYCLING; WASTE FACILITY;

BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISTANCE; ECONOMICS; FORESTS; LAND FILL; METHANE; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES; WOOD;

EID: 69449083435     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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