Sorting and disposing of waste at recycling centres - A users perspective

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 355-361

  Eklund, Jörgen ^a,b   Kihlstedt, Annika ^a   Engkvist, Inga Lill ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Improvement; Information; Service; Signs

Indexed keywords

ERGONOMICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

IMPROVEMENT; INFORMATION; SERVICE; SIGNS; SWEDISHS; USERS PERSPECTIVE;

RECYCLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; RECYCLING; RETIREMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

EID: 77649192579     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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