Factors influencing willingness to accept different waste management policies: empirical evidence from the European Union

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 138, Issue , 2016, Pages 38-46

  Triguero, A ^a   Alvarez Aledo C ^a   Cuerva, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer; Environmental awareness; Europe; Government; Producer; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT; PRODUCER;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84995395264     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.119     Document Type: Article

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