Identifying the key factors in increasing recycling and reducing residual household waste: A case study of the Flemish region of Belgium

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2683-2690

  Gellynck, Xavier ^a   Jacobsen, R ^a   Verhelst, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Curbside recycling; Residual household waste; Waste charging; Waste collection frequency; Waste management planModeling

Indexed keywords

REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BELGIUM; COLLECTION FREQUENCY; CURBSIDE RECYCLING; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; PER CAPITA; RESIDUAL HOUSEHOLD WASTE; WASTE CHARGING; WASTE COLLECTION; WASTE COLLECTION FREQUENCY; WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANMODELING;

RECYCLING;

DATA SET; DOMESTIC WASTE; EUROPEAN UNION; LOGISTICS; RECYCLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COST; DOMESTIC WASTE; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BELGIUM; FLEMISH BRABANT;

EID: 79960838100     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.06.006     Document Type: Article

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