Originally published in 1991. The dilemma of solid and hazardous waste disposal in an
environmentally safe manner has become a global problem. This book presents a modern …

Most of the existing models of solid waste management deal with a single point of time and
are based on the fixed charge problem. In developing countries the fixed charge problem …

Increased environmental concerns and the emphasis on material and energy recovery are
gradually changing the orientation of MSW management and planning. In this context, the …

Municipalities are often faced with the problems of developing engineering facilities over
time and planning for the long-range financing of such facilities. Existence of many …

The objective of this study was to determine how solid waste is being used and how it can
be used in the future in northern New Jersey. The study (via mathematical model) was …

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. This compendium volume contains
the most current technical and economic analyses of emerging waste disposal strategies …

A mathematical model for strategy evaluation of municipal solid waste management systems
has been developed. The basic objective in model development has been to create a tool …

A two-stage modeling procedure was used in this study to analyze solid waste system
alternatives available to a group of nonmetropolitan counties. At the first stage, a heuristic …

Two mathematical models developed as tools for solid waste planners in decisions
concerning the overall management of solid waste in a municipality are described. The …

This paper presents a sophisticated mixed-integer linear programming model developed to
help regional decision-makers in the long-term planning of solid waste management …