Market barriers to the recycling industry: The effectiveness of a market driven waste management strategy in the UK
✍ Scribed by B. M. Watts; L. A. Jones; E. J. Probert
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0968-9427
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✦ Synopsis
Britain is one of the worst performing EU countries in terms of waste recycling and has implemented a strategy setting out targets to improve this situation. This paper will provide an insight into why Britain is struggling, with a market based strategy, to meet these targets, and the implications this has for the environmental management of companies, organizations involved in waste management and the public sector.
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