Towards zero waste: A case study in the City of Tshwane

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 512-520

  Snyman, Jacques ^a   Vorster, Kobus ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

landfills; mechanical biological treatment (MBT); municipal solid waste (MSW); Zero waste model

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; AVAILABLE CAPACITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; LANDFILLING; LOCAL CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL-BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; PRE-PROCESSING; ZERO WASTE; ZERO WASTE MODEL;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; LAND FILL; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

CITIES; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

GAUTENG; PRETORIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79955114020     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X10382947     Document Type: Article

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