Material efficiency: A white paper

Julian M. Allwood; Michael F. Ashby; Timothy G. Gutowski; Ernst Worrell

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.11.002

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Material efficiencyEfficient energy useProduction (economics)RemanufacturingWork (physics)Environmental economicsResource efficiencyLead (geology)BusinessRisk analysis (engineering)EngineeringEconomicsManufacturing engineering

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 55
Issue: 3
Pages: 362-381
Citations: 844
Access: Closed

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                                    Julian M. Allwood, 
                                
                                    Michael F. Ashby, 
                                
                                    Timothy G. Gutowski
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Material efficiency: A white paper. 
                            Resources Conservation and Recycling
                            , 55
                            (3)
                            , 362-381.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.11.002
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.11.002