From collision to collaboration - Integrating informal recyclers and re-use operators in Europe: A review

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 820-839

  Scheinberg, Anne ^a   Nesic, Jelena ^b   Savain, Rachel ^a   Luppi, Pietro ^c   Sinnott, Portia ^d   Petean, Flaviu ^e   Pop, Flaviu ^e  

^a Springloop Cooperatie UA   (Netherlands)

^b Democratic Transitions Initiative ^*  (Serbia)

^c Zero Waste Brain Trust   (United States)

^d Occhio Del Riciclone Italia ONLUS   (Italy)

^e Green Partners   (Romania)

Author keywords

Balkans and new EU; circular economy; Europe; extended producer responsibility; informal integration; Informal recycling and re use

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; CONTRACTS; INTEGRATION; RECOVERY; RECYCLING;

BALKANS; CIRCULAR ECONOMY; EUROPE; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY; INFORMAL RECYCLING AND RE-USE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LEGISLATION; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BALKAN PENINSULA; CONFLICT; DOCUMENTATION; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; STATISTICS; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; INFORMAL SECTOR; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BALKAN; FRANCE; GREECE; MACEDONIA [GREECE]; MALTA [SOUTHERN EUROPE]; TURKEY; TURKMENISTAN;

SOLID WASTE;

EUROPE; INFORMAL SECTOR; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84982196251     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X16657608     Document Type: Review

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