Greenhouse gas emission factors for recycling of source-segregated waste materials

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages 186-197

  Turner, David A ^a   Williams, Ian D ^a   Kemp, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emission factor; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Recycling; Source segregation; Waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; RECYCLING;

EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MATERIAL RECYCLING; MATERIALS RECYCLING; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE EFFICIENCIES;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PAINT;

DECISION MAKING; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; STAKEHOLDER; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLASTERBOARD; RECYCLING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SOLID WASTE SOURCE SEGREGATION;

EID: 84946898663     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.10.026     Document Type: Article

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