Abstract System analysis for solid waste management currently receives wide attention from
both economic and environmental planners because of their complexity during the …

The complexity of large scale solid waste management projects, in this age of stringent fiscal
and disposal space constraints, requires the application of a new broad-based management …

Mathematical programming has been often used to optimize municipal solid waste
management and transfer systems. The objective of this work was to develop a practical …

The management of an integrated solid waste system has significantly changed with
increasing environmental concerns. Conventional location/allocation models for solid waste …

Lack of infrastructures, rapid growth in population, high urbanization and unsegregation
makes the management of municipal solid waste a difficult task for local authorities. The …

Conventional location/allocation models for solid waste management usually focus on the
economic optimization. However, the siting of important facilities, such as landfills …

Chenfang Lin is with the Department of Soil and Environmental Science at National Chung
Hsing University. Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a major concern for highly …

A new model for the efficient collection of solid waste in urban residential areas is proposed
as a set covering facility location problem. The model finds the optimal location of waste …

Conventional location/allocation models for solid-waste management usually focus on
economic optimization with respect to mass balance, capacity limitation, operating, and …

Rapid population growth and high rate of urbanization make municipal solid waste
management a challenging task for municipalities due to the inadequacy of infrastructural …