Evaluation of recycling programmes in household waste collection systems

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 577-586

  Dahlén, Lisa ^a   Lagerkvist, Anders ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

collection; household waste; indicator; kerbside; property close; recycling; weight based billing

Indexed keywords

OPERATING COSTS; SORTING;

COLLECTION; COLLECTION SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; GENERIC SYSTEM; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; INFORMATION STRATEGY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL; RECYCLABLES; RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; SITE-SPECIFIC; SYSTEM BOUNDARY; TECHNICAL FUNCTIONS; WASTE FLOWS; WASTE SORTING;

RECYCLING;

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954411330     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X09341193     Document Type: Article

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