Urban areas worldwide face a significant environmental challenge which is increasing
municipal solid waste rate. Addressing its negative consequences necessitates …

For the sake of solving the optimization problem of urban waste collection and transportation
in China, a priority considered green vehicle routing problem (PCGVRP) model in a waste …

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste (MSW) collection has been of increasing
concern in terms of its economic, environmental, and social impacts in recent years. Current …

In recent years, fresh food e-commerce has developed rapidly and become a new strategic
field for traditional e-commerce firms. Logistics is one of the bottlenecks in its development …

This paper investigates the waste collection problem and characterizes the problem as a set-
covering and vehicle routing problem (VRP) complicated by inter-arrival time constraints …

Waste collection is an important part of waste management that involves different issues,
including environmental, economic, and social, among others. Waste collection optimization …

This paper studies a multi-trip vehicle routing problem with time windows specifically related
to urban waste collection. Urban waste collection is one of the municipal activities with large …

Solid waste management faces increasing challenges due to rapid urbanisation and
population growth. In addition, the different types of waste sources are scattered in different …

Waste collection widely depends on the route optimization problem that involves a large
amount of expenditure in terms of capital, labor, and variable operational costs. Thus, the …

Abstract Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collection is a necessary process in any municipality
resulting in the quality-of-life, economic aspects and urban structuralization. The intrinsic …