Putting solid household waste to sustainable use: A case study in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1312-1319

  Carvalho, Márcia Da Silva ^a   Rosa, Luiz Pinguelli ^a   Bufoni, André Luiz ^a   Oliveira, Luciano Basto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

environmental and economic benefits; report recycling; solid waste; Sustainability; waste prevention

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC RESULTS; ECONOMIC RETURNS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; HOUSEHOLD SOLID WASTE; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; PUBLIC FUNDING; SOLID RESIDUES; SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT; SUSTAINABLE USE; WASTE PREVENTION;

ECONOMICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RESEARCH; SOLID WASTES;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALUMINUM; GLASS; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; PLASTIC; WATER;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECADAL VARIATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; PUBLIC SERVICE; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COST; DOMESTIC WASTE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY RESOURCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN; INCOME; INDUSTRY; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE;

BRAZIL; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTE;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84870565830     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12462280     Document Type: Article

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