Waste management from production to recycle

Abstract

The document "measuring progress towards sustainability - Waste Indicators" main theme is to define waste indicators in Peterborough, Ontario. These will be used to determine what indicators are available, what they tell us and what other information is needed to reduce waste.

Item Description
Type
Text
Genre
Report
Contributors
Creator (cre): Kikusawa, Ikuyo
Supporting host (sht): Peterborough Sustainability Network
Other (oth): Trent University Dept of Environmental and Resource Studies
Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education
Date Issued
2006
Date (Unspecified)
2006
Language
eng
English
Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Waste management and indicators -- 3. Definitions -- 4. Waste indicators. 4.1 Industrial waste / household waste. 4.2 Composting. 4.3 Recycling. 4.4 Landfill. 4.5 Green consumption. 4.6 Source reduction -- 5. Analysis -- 6. Recommendations -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. Appendix.

Extent
1 v. : graphs, charts ; 29 cm.
Rights
Copyright is held by the author(s), with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
Subject (Topical)
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Ontario -- Peterborough
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Ontario -- Peterborough
Dewey Classification
620
Local Identifier
TCRC Project ID: 644
Note

by: Ikuyo Kikusawa. --

Includes: research report, presentation.

Completed for: Peterborough Sustainability Network; Professor ... Stephen Bocking, Trent University, Trent-Centre for Community-Based Education.

Date of project completion: April 5, 2006.

Includes bibliographic references.

ERSC 483, WI2005, Environmental Studies.

Member of
Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection