Material flow indicators and carbon footprint for MSW management systems: Analysis and application at regional level, Cantabria, Spain

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-66

  Cifrian, Eva ^a   Galan, Berta ^a   Andres, Ana ^a   Viguri, Javier R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregated models; Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gases; Material flow indicators; Municipal solid waste

Indexed keywords

BIO-WASTE; CANTABRIA; EMISSION FACTORS; INCINERATION PLANT; LANDFILLING; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MATERIAL FLOW; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE SLUDGE; PACKAGING WASTE; RECYCLING RATE; REGIONAL LEVELS;

AGGREGATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GREENHOUSE GASES; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; RECYCLING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

GLASS; METAL; PLASTIC;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; COMPOSTING; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; MODELING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; REGIONAL PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAPER; RECYCLING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; WOOD;

CANTABRIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84866511957     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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