Quantifying potential profit from material recycling: A case study in brick manufacturing

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1190-1199

  Hodge, Matthew ^a   Ochsendorf, John ^b   Fernández, John ^b  

^a AECOM   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brick manufacturing; Industrial ecology; Waste materials

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; MANUFACTURING FACILITY; MATERIAL RECYCLING; NEW APPROACHES; PRIMARY MATERIALS; RECYCLING OF MATERIALS; WASTE MATERIALS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRY; MATERIALS; PROFITABILITY;

RECYCLING;

EID: 77955278253     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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