Cap and trade schemes on waste management: A case study of the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS) in England

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 919-928

  Calaf Forn, Maria ^a,b   Roca, Jordi ^c   Puig Ventosa, Ignasi ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b ENT Environment and Management   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradable municipal waste; Cap and trade schemes; England; Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS); Landfill Directive; Landfill Tax

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; TAXATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALLOWANCE TRADING; CAP AND TRADE; ENGLAND; LANDFILL DIRECTIVE; LANDFILL TAX; MUNICIPAL WASTE;

LAND FILL;

BIODEGRADATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTION POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; RECYCLING; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MINIMIZATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RECYCLING; TAXES; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84897980548     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.02.022     Document Type: Article

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