An optimization model for the design of a sustainable municipal solid waste management system

A Shaban, FE Zaki, IH Afefy, G Di Gravio, A Falegnami… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Solid waste management is critical to sustainable, healthy, and eco-friendly cities and
societies. In developing countries, only a small percentage of municipal solid waste is …

A sustainable model for municipal solid waste system considering global warming potential impact: A case study

EA Saadatlu, F Barzinpour, S Yaghoubi - Computers & Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Economic development and rising urbanization rates have generated large amounts of
municipal solid waste (MSW). Also, over the past few decades, inefficient waste …

A fuzzy multi-criteria model for municipal waste treatment systems evaluation including energy recovery

R Giel, A Kierzkowski - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the recent problems on waste sorting systems is their performance evaluation for
proper decision making and management. For this purpose, multi-criteria methods can be …

An integrated fuzzy model for solid waste management in Libya

I Badi, Ž Stević, S Sremac - Sustainability Modeling in Engineering …, 2020 - World Scientific
As in many developing countries, Libya is still inappropriately managing the solid waste.
This has led to increase the amount of solid waste accumulated in the country. The objective …

Municipal solid waste management via multi-criteria decision making methods: A case study in Istanbul, Turkey

A Coban, IF Ertis, NA Cavdaroglu - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
In contemporary era, solid waste management has become an important issue for
developing countries. Rapidly increasing population, higher life-standards and …

Investigating utility level of waste disposal methods using multicriteria decision-making techniques (case study: Mazandaran-Iran)

F Mirzazadeh, F Hadinejad… - Journal of Material Cycles …, 2018 - Springer
Regardless of collection and disposal systems of wastes, which are the main causes of
pollution in cities and villages, attention to the health and hygiene of a society is not …

Evolutionary multi-objective optimization of an activated sludge process

RK Tomita, SW Park - Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
Many real problems involve multiple objectives that are often conflicting and non
comparable. Rare are the problems in which the objectives to be achieved (maximized or …

A multiobjective optimization framework for sustainable design of municipal solid waste processing pathways to energy and materials

M Rizwan, Y Saif, A Almansoori… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A large quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) is generated worldwide, and its effective
management is a major problem in urban areas or particularly the areas where waste is …

Municipal solid waste management and energy production: Consideration of external cost through multi-objective optimization and its effect on waste-to-energy …

G Mavrotas, N Gakis, S Skoulaxinou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Energy production from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has become one of the most
prominent strategies in MSW management. In this study a multi-objective mathematical …

Multiobjective optimization model for sustainable waste management network design

S Olapiriyakul, W Pannakkong… - Journal of Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Inefficient or poorly planned waste management systems are a burden to society and
economy. For example, excessively long waste transportation routes can have a negative …