Investigating households attitude toward recycling of solid waste in Malaysia: A case study

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-288

  Omran, A ^a   Mahmood, A ^b   Abdul Aziz, H ^c   Robinson, G M ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^d KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes of householders; Malaysia; Questionnaire survey; Recycling; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE;

ASIA; EURASIA; KEDAH; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 70349327807     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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