Targeted intervention strategies to optimise diversion of BMW in the Dublin, Ireland region

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 2180-2189

  Purcell, M ^a,b   Magette, W L ^b  

^a Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable municipal waste; Dublin; Ireland; Targeted intervention strategies; Waste attitudinal surveys

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SECTOR; COMPOSTING PROJECT; DIVERSION RATE; DUBLIN; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; GOAL SETTING; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; IRELAND; LANDFILL DIRECTIVE; MODEL PREDICTION; MUNICIPAL WASTE; ORGANICS; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; SITE-SPECIFIC; WASTE GENERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WASTE REDUCTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND FILL; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH; SURVEYS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BIODEGRADATION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TARGETING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; IRELAND; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ATTITUDE; CITIES; COMMERCE; COMMUNICATION; IRELAND; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COUNTY DUBLIN; IRELAND; LEINSTER;

EID: 79960932283     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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