Urban mining as a contribution to the resource strategy of the Canton of Zurich

Waste Management

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-21

  Simoni, M ^a   Kuhn, E P ^b   Morf, L S ^b   Kuendig, R ^a   Adam, F ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Office for Waste Management   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Canton of Zurich; Resource strategy; Switzerland; Urban mining; Waste management

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; RECYCLING;

CANTON OF ZURICH; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES; RECYCLABLE MATERIAL; RESOURCE STRATEGY; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD; SWITZERLAND;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANTIMONY; CALCIUM SULFATE; COPPER; GOLD; LANTHANIDE;

DECISION MAKING; MINING; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MANAGEMENT; MINING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SWITZERLAND; URBAN AREA; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES;

SWITZERLAND; ZURICH [SWITZERLAND];

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; METALS, RARE EARTH; MINING; RECYCLING; SWITZERLAND; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84955442508     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2015.06.045     Document Type: Article

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