An evaluation of four key methods for monitoring household waste prevention campaigns in the UK

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-20

  Read, Mike ^a,c   Gregory, Marten K ^b   Phillips, Paul S ^c  

^a Mike Read Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campaigns; Household waste; Monitoring; NRWF Toolkit; Waste prevention

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MONITORING; SURVEYS;

CAMPAIGNS; EVALUATING APPROACH; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; NRWF TOOLKIT; SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES; WASTE PREVENTION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77956944336     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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