Factors influencing the rate of recycling: An analysis of Minnesota counties

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 242-249

  Sidique, Shaufique F ^a   Joshi, Satish V ^b   Lupi, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Municipal solid waste; Recycling; Recycling education; Recycling expenditure; Waste management

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; CURBSIDE RECYCLING; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; EFFECTIVE MEASURES; MINNESOTA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PANEL DATA; RANDOM EFFECTS; RECYCLING PROGRAMS; RECYCLING RATE; WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY;

EDUCATION; PERSONNEL; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

RECYCLING;

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPENDITURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PANEL DATA; PRICING POLICY; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; INCOME; LAW; POLICY; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73249130114     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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