Designing an effective two-stage, sustainable, and IoT based waste management system

A Salehi-Amiri, N Akbapour… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the history of sustainable development, particular attention has been paid to waste
management systems (WMS), especially in smart cities. Putting real-world assumptions into …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic literature review of the vehicle routing problem in reverse logistics operations

K Sar, P Ghadimi - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The increasing rate at which goods ranging from food products to electronic products are
consumed has led to rapidly increasing waste worldwide. This huge amount of waste poses …

An allocation-routing optimization model for integrated solid waste management

O Hashemi-Amiri, M Mohammadi, G Rahmanifar… - Expert Systems with …, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrated smart waste management (ISWM) is an innovative and technologically advanced
approach to managing and collecting waste. It is based on the Internet of Things (IoT) …

[HTML][HTML] Green reverse logistics network design for medical waste management: A circular economy transition through case approach

K Govindan, S Nosrati-Abarghooee, MM Nasiri… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of proper management of medical waste leads to environmental pollution and
threatens the lives of communities. Good medical waste management means appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] A novel model for sustainable waste collection arc routing problem: Pareto-based algorithms

EB Tirkolaee, A Goli, S Gütmen, GW Weber… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is known as one of the most crucial activities in
municipalities that requires large amounts of fixed/variable and investment costs. The …

Designing a sustainable logistics network for hazardous medical waste collection a case study in COVID-19 pandemic

M Erdem - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The process of collecting and transporting hazardous medical waste poses a potential threat
to the environment and public safety. Furthermore, the waste management system faces …

Hazardous infectious waste collection and government aid distribution during COVID-19: A robust mathematical leader-follower model approach

J Valizadeh, A Hafezalkotob, SMS Alizadeh… - Sustainable cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 has posed significant challenges to governments across the
world. The increase in hazardous infectious waste (HIW) caused by the pandemic is …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review of operation research models and applications in home healthcare

F Goodarzian, HS Garjan, P Ghasemi - Healthcare Analytics, 2023 - Elsevier
Healthcare workers and nurses in Home HealthCare (HHC) are routed and scheduled to
perform various services at patients' homes. These services often involve a combination of …

Optimizing COVID-19 medical waste management using goal and robust possibilistic programming

H Karimi, N Wassan, B Ehsani… - … Applications of Artificial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract During the global Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the exponential rise
in Hazardous Medical Waste (HMW) due to increased demand for personal protective …

[HTML][HTML] Medical waste treatment technologies for energy, fuels, and materials production: A review

G Giakoumakis, D Politi, D Sidiras - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The importance of medical waste management has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic
because of the increase in medical waste quantity and the significant dangers of these …