Reducing solid waste in higher education: The first step towards 'greening' a university campus

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1007-1016

  Smyth, Danielle P ^a   Fredeen, Arthur L ^a   Booth, Annie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Canada; Higher education; Recycling; Sustainability; Waste characterization; Waste minimization

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; HIGHER EDUCATION; WASTE CHARACTERIZATION; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

CONSERVATION; EDUCATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ORGANIC MATTER;

COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; POLICY APPROACH; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNIVERSITY; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 77955303796     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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