Environmental-benefit analysis of two urban waste collection systems

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 463-464, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-77

  Aranda Usón, Alfonso ^a   Ferreira, Germán ^a   Zambrana Vásquez, David ^a   Zabalza Bribián, Ignacio ^a   Llera Sastresa, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Energy savings; Industrial ecology; LCA; Municipal solid waste; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES; ECO-EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT; LCA; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; URBAN AREAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; TRUCK DRIVERS; URBAN PLANNING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

TRANSPORTATION;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; VACUUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ENERGY SAVINGS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LCA; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SPAIN; TRANSPORTATION; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARAGON; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

EID: 84879484496     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.053     Document Type: Article

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