Household solid waste generation and characteristics in Cape Haitian city, Republic of Haiti

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-78

  Philippe, Féniel ^a   Culot, Marc ^a  

^a FUSAGx   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Haiti; Household solid waste; Waste characteristics; Waste generation; Waste management

Indexed keywords

C/N RATIO; FIELD SURVEYS; GENERATION RATE; HAITI; HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; MANAGEMENT PLANS; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MOISTURE LEVEL; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; ORGANIC MATTER; RAPID GROWTH; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; URBAN AREAS; VALORISATION; WASTE GENERATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOLID WASTES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMPOSTING; DEVELOPING WORLD; FIELD SURVEY; ORGANIC MATTER; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOMESTIC WASTE; HAITI; HUMIDITY; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; POLICY; RECYCLING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 72049110801     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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