A global, comprehensive review of literature related to paper recycling: A pressing need for a uniform system of terms and definitions

Waste Management

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 64-71

  Ervasti, Ilpo ^a   Miranda, Ruben ^b   Kauranen, Ilkka ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Household waste; Paper recovery; Paper recycling; Recovered paper; Recycling rate; Terminology

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; RECYCLING; TERMINOLOGY;

HOUSEHOLD WASTE; PAPER RECOVERY; PAPER RECYCLING; RECOVERED PAPER; RECYCLING RATE;

PAPER;

DOMESTIC WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; RECYCLING; STAKEHOLDER; TERMINOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIZATION; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

PAPER; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; WASTES;

PAPER; RECYCLING; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84952911293     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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