Economic viability of packaging waste recycling systems: A comparison between Belgium and Portugal

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-33

  Marques, Rui Cunha ^a   Da Cruz, Nuno Ferreira ^a   Simões, Pedro ^a   Faria Ferreira, Sandra ^a   Pereira, Marta Cabral ^a   De Jaeger, Simon ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b HOGESCHOOL UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Extended producer responsibility; Green dot; Packaging waste; Portugal; Recycling

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; RECYCLING; REFUSE COLLECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BELGIUM; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; GREEN DOT; PACKAGING WASTE; PORTUGAL;

INDUSTRIAL WASTES;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PACKAGING WASTE; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; OPERATOR; PACKAGING; PORTUGAL; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BELGIUM; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84894666395     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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