Overview of non-hazardous solid waste in the small island state of Mauritius

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 966-972

  Foolmaun, Rajendra Kumar ^a   Chamilall, Dinkar Sharma ^b   Munhurrun, Girish ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Landfill; Non hazardous solid waste; Recycling and composting; Solid waste disposal

Indexed keywords

HAZARDS; LAND FILL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

DISPOSAL SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS SOLID WASTE; SMALL ISLAND; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WASTE TREATMENT;

COMPOSTING; LANDFILL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMPOSTING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); LANDFILL; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAURITIUS; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

EID: 79960969173     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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