GHG emission factors developed for the recycling and composting of municipal waste in South African municipalities

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2520-2531

  Friedrich, Elena ^a   Trois, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Composting of garden waste; Emission factors; GHG emissions; Recycling of solid municipal waste

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICES; EMISSION FACTORS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; GARDEN WASTES; GHG EMISSION; MUNICIPAL WASTE; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLASS; RECYCLING; REFUSE COMPOSTING; WASTE TREATMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; IRON; PLASTIC;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RECYCLING; REFUSE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; ENERGY YIELD; GARDEN REFUSE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; WASTE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

COMPOSTING OF GARDEN WASTE; EMISSION FACTORS; GHG EMISSIONS; RECYCLING OF SOLID MUNICIPAL WASTE;

CARBON CYCLE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RECYCLING; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885174671     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.05.010     Document Type: Article

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