Common Misconceptions about Recycling

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1010-1017

  Geyer, Roland ^a   Kuczenski, Brandon ^b   Zink, Trevor ^b   Henderson, Ashley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

closed loop; displacement; industrial Ecology; life cycle assessment; open loop; recycling

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE;

CLOSED LOOPS; DISPLACEMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); OPEN-LOOP;

RECYCLING;

EID: 84969185824     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12355     Document Type: Letter

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