Waste-based composites - Poverty reducing solutions to environmental problems

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 973-978

  Baillie, Caroline ^a   Matovic, Darko ^b   Thamae, Thimothy ^b,c   Vaja, Shanil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

Composites; Paper; Plastic; Recycling; Waste picker

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EARNINGS; PAPER; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTIC RECYCLING; PLASTICS; RECYCLING;

BUENOS AIRES , ARGENTINA; COMPLEX PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES; MATERIAL PREPARATION; PRODUCTION EQUIPMENTS; PRODUCTION MODELING; WASTE PICKERS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PLASTIC;

COMPOSITE; INNOVATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASTIC; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARGENTINA; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PAPER; POVERTY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

EID: 79960934134     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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