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University of Massachusetts Amherst

Environmental Sciences

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2015

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Assessing The Environmental And Monetary Impacts Of Waste Management Practices At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Arianna Moscone Jan 2015

Assessing The Environmental And Monetary Impacts Of Waste Management Practices At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Arianna Moscone

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The purpose of this research was to create a tool that models the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) waste system and incorporates environmental factors as well as monetary cost factors into the system. This tool was created in the hopes that it will help decision makers have a more well-rounded view of the system when comparing different waste management options.