Exploring the relationship between municipal promotion and education investments and recycling rate performance in Ontario, Canada

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 222-229

  Lakhan, Calvin ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost containment; Diversion; Ontario; Promotion and education; Recycling

Indexed keywords

RECYCLING;

COST CONTAINMENT; ONTARIO; ONTARIO , CANADA; RECYCLING RATE;

RIVER DIVERSION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; INVESTMENT; RECYCLING; STREAM; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DOMESTIC WASTE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FUNDING; INVESTMENT; RECYCLING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84908453176     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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