Emerging trends in informal sector recycling in developing and transition countries

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2509-2519

  Ezeah, Chukwunonye ^a   Fazakerley, Jak A ^a   Roberts, Clive L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Informal sector recycling; ISR; Solid waste management

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SECTOR; ISR; LEVEL OF INTEGRATIONS; OPTIMISTIC ESTIMATES; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT; TRANSITION COUNTRIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

DEVELOPING WORLD; INFORMAL SECTOR; RECYCLING; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOLID WASTE; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DUMPING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMAL SECTOR RECYCLING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STIGMA; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSITION COUNTRY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INFORMAL SECTOR RECYCLING; ISR; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84885172055     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.06.020     Document Type: Review

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