scholarly journals The The Solution of the Sorted Waste Collection Using the Methods of Multi-criteria Decision-making

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Hlatka ◽  
Ondrej Stopka ◽  
Maria Chovancova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Alternative Option ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
The Given

This paper outlines the alternative option for the collection of sorted municipal waste using the selected methods of multi-criteria decision-making. The introductory parts include general theoretical approaches regarding the waste management. The main chapter of the paper includes obtained outcomes in regard to solve the sorted waste management in the particular area using the specific multi-criteria analysis methods. The proposed solution can help to increase the efficiency of sorted waste collection, and at the same time, reduce the waste management costs in the given area.

scholarly journals Waste collection in rural communities: challenges under EU regulations. A Case study of Neamt County, Romania

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin Constantin MIHAI
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
Administrative Unit ◽  
Open Dumping

The paper aims to examine the changes in the rural waste management sector at regional scale since the Romania adhesion to the EU in 2007. Traditional waste management based on the mixed waste collection and waste disposal often on improper sites prevailed in municipal waste management options of transitional economies across the globe. The lack of formal waste collection services in rural areas has encouraged the open dumping or backyard burning. The paper analyses the improvements and challenges of local authorities in order to fulfill the new EU requirements in this sector supported by data analysis at local administrative unit levels and field observations. Geographical analysis is compulsory in order to reveal the local disparities. The paper performs an assessment of waste collection issues across 78 rural municipalities within Neamt County. This sector is emerging in rural areas of Eastern Europe, but is far from an efficient municipal waste management system based on the waste hierarchy concept.

scholarly journals Civil participation in decision-making on waste management at the local authorities level

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 438-448
Author(s):  
Andrius Stasiukynas ◽  
Vainius Smalskys ◽  
Arvydas Survila ◽  
Volodimyr Yermachenko ◽  
Nataliia Gavkalova
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
Participation In Decision Making ◽  
Main Component ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Civil Participation

Civil participation is the main component of effective governance. The topicality of this paper lies in civil participation in decision-making defined by the principles of “new public governance” of the 21st century. This study aims to analyze the impact of civil participation in decision-making on waste management at the municipal level. In this work, the following aspects were considered: theoretical assumptions of civil participation; civil participation in the activities of institutions responsible for environmental protection; issues regarding the development of opportunities of citizens’ involvement in municipal waste management. The article is devoted to the theoretical assumptions about civil participation, theoretical model of analysis, and activity of institutions. To develop a theoretical model of analysis, a classification of civil participation was carried out. Among the methods used, one can mention the questionnaire. The analysis was focused on a legal basis for the activity of institutions; the actual activity of institutions and survey of representatives of the national environmental authorities in Lithuania. The results showed that currently there is no mechanism in Lithuania to ensure civil participation in municipal waste management. Civil participation is still formal and limited. Overall, citizens are informed about the decisions made, but they do not participate actively in decision-making. The analysis of civil participation capacity in waste management leads to the conclusion that Lithuania has no single mechanism to ensure civil participation in waste management. To enhance civil participation in decision-making on waste management, it is suggested to set up a council where the representatives of civil population are delegated.

scholarly journals Development of Solar-Powered of Sensors Based Smart Waste Monitoring System

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 580-586
Author(s):  
Polaiah Bojja, Pamula Raja Kumari, A.Nagavardhan N.Dinesh, M.Gopla D Anirudh
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
Analyze Data

Dustbins (or Garbage Bins, Trash Cans, whatever you name them) are small containers of plastic or metal used on a temporary basis to store trash (or waste). They are also used for the collection of waste in houses, workplaces, highways, parks, etc. Littering is a major crime in some countries, and public waste bins are also the only way to dispose of small waste. Usually, using different bins for handling wet or dry, recyclable or non-recyclable waste is a common practice. From an ETS perspective, smart waste collection can help municipalities and private waste management companies avoid the need for collection sites, waste disposal facilities and waste treatment plants. As communities increasingly rely on smart city technology to improve, among other things, the quality of life of their residents and the environment, city leaders recognize that smart waste management can also help them achieve sustainability goals such as zero waste and improve services to residents, while improving service to residents. As an example, Development of Some solar-powered bins and recycling bins are already equipped with sensors that analyze data on what is disposed of or recycled and notify collectors when the bin is too full and needs to be picked up. These developed Smart waste management solutions use sensors placed in waste bins to measure levels, notify municipal waste collection services, when the bins are ready to be emptied, and also notify municipal waste collection with a ton has been emptied. Therefore, the solar-powered of sensors based smart waste monitoring system is more and more useful to the current smart cities policies under the smart city project works.

scholarly journals Municipal Waste Management in Towns of Switzerland: a Foreign Ecologist’s View

2020 ◽  
Vol 169 ◽  
pp. 02010
Author(s):  
Roman Mamadzhanov ◽  
Yulia Zakirova ◽  
Mykhadi Umarov
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Recycling System ◽  
Municipal Waste Management ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the results of the research carried out by the foreign ecologists, particularly the study of the system of municipal waste management in the municipality of Maienfeld, Switzerland. The total amount of municipal waste has been calculated. The systems of municipal waste collection, sorting, transportation and recycling have been studied. Besides, four possible scenarios of waste recycling in Maienfeld have been developed. Moreover, the environmental assessment of the waste recycling system by GHG/SLCP emissions has been conducted, and the impact of recycling on the climate has been determined. Finally, taking into account the results of the research, the best scenario of recycling has been proposed.

scholarly journals OPTIMIZATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE COLLECTION POINTS IN YOGYAKARTA CITY- INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Bertha Maya Sopha ◽  
Alditya Perkasa Sri Haryoto
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Influential Factor ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Daily Total ◽  
Yogyakarta City

Uneven capacity utilization seems to be a constant problem in Yogyakarta waste management system. The problem is worsen by lack of a decision tool to evaluate the system and formulate appropriate strategy.This present study therefore aims atevaluatingthe performance of existing waste management systemandoptimizingmunicipal waste collection points. A mathematical model of MixedIntegerLinearProgramming was developed and implemented inLingo 9. Findings show that the current waste management system is associated to daily total cost of about IDR 10 million and capacity utilization of 88%. Scenarios are developed to examine the optimized system. Findings suggest that current municipal waste can be handled with 35 collection points involving 15 depots and 20 containers. The optimized system is corresponding to IDR 6.3 millionand the capacity utilization of 99%, which makes a reduced cost of 37% and an increasedcapacity utilization of 13% in comparison to the performance of the existing system. Based on sensitivity analysis,volume of municipal waste appears to be influential factor toward the total cost and network structure. Limitation of the model is also discussed. 

scholarly journals Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Due to Improvement of Biodegradable Waste Management System

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 26-40
Author(s):  
R. Bendere ◽  
I. Teibe ◽  
D. Arina ◽  
J. Lapsa
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Waste Disposal ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Final Disposal ◽  
Biodegradable Waste

Abstract To reduce emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) from landfills, the European Union (EU) Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC requires that there be a progressive decrease in the municipal biodegradable waste disposal. The main problem of waste management (WM) in Latvia is its heavy dependence on the waste disposal at landfills. The poorly developed system for the sorted municipal waste collection and the promotion of landfilling as a major treatment option led to the disposal of 84% of the total collected municipal waste in 2012, with a high biodegradable fraction. In Latvia, the volume of emissions due to activities of the WM branch was 5.23% (632.6 CO2 eq.) of the total GHG emissions produced in the National economy in 2010 (12 097 Gg CO2 eq., except the land use, land-use change and forestry). Having revised the current situation in the management of biodegradable waste in Latvia, the authors propose improvements in this area. In the work, analysis of environmental impact was carried out using Waste Management Planning System (WAMPS) software in the WM modelling scenarios. The software computes the emissions, energy and turnover of waste streams for the processes within the WM system such as waste collection and transportation, composting, anaerobic digestion, and the final disposal (landfilling or incineration). The results of WAMPS modelling are presented in four categories associated with the environmental impact: acidification, global warming, eutrophication and photo-oxidant formation, each characterised by a particular emission. These categories cover an integrated WM system, starting with the point when products turn to waste which is then thrown into the bin for waste at its generation source, and ending with the point where the waste transforms either into useful material (recycled material, biogas or compost) or contributes to emissions into environment after the final disposal at a landfill or an incineration plant

Municipal waste management and electrical energy generation from solid waste: a mathematical programming approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaber Valizadeh ◽  
Peyman Mozafari ◽  
Ashkan Hafezalkotob
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Energy Generation ◽  
Municipal Waste ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Programming Approach ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Objective Model

Purpose Waste production and related environmental problems have caused urban services management many problems in collecting, transporting and disposal of waste. The purpose of this study is to design a new model for municipal waste collection vehicle routing problems with time windows and energy generating from waste. To this purpose, a bi-objective model is presented with the objectives of increasing the income of waste recycles and energy generation from waste and reducing emissions from environmental pollutants. Design/methodology/approach A bi-objective model is presented with the objectives of increasing income of recycles trade and energy generation and reducing emissions from environmental pollutants. Concerning the complexity of the model and its inability to solve large-scale problems, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms and multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithms are applied. Findings In this research, an integrated approach to urban waste collection modeling that coordinates the various activities of waste management in the city of Kermanshah and energy generation from waste are provided. Besides, this study calculates the criteria that show the environmental effects of municipal waste. The proposed model helps to collect municipal wastes in the shortest possible time in addition to reducing the total cost, revenues from the sale of recycled materials and energy production. Originality/value The proposed model boosts the current understanding of the waste management and energy generation of waste. The paper adds additional value by unveiling some key future research directions. This guidance may demonstrate possible existing and unexplored gaps so that researchers can direct future research to develop new processes.

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