Municipal solid waste (MSW) directly impacts community health and environmental
degradation; therefore, the management of MSW is crucial. Medical waste is a specific type …

This article aims to present research conducted on the literature regarding multi-objective
optimization for routing problems with environmental considerations, referred to here as …

Hazardous waste location-routing problems are of importance due to the potential risk for
nearby residents and the environment. In this paper, an improved mathematical formulation …

Designing optimization models and meta-heuristic algorithms for minimization of traveling
routes of vehicles in solid waste collection has been gaining interest in environmental …

Effective collection and transport of solid waste reduces time, efforts and cost required from
municipalities for such services. The current system used to collect and transport solid waste …

Abstract Background Solid Waste Management (SWM) in metropolises with systematic
methods and following environmental issues, is one of the most important subjects in the …

This paper describes an application of a multi-objective optimization algorithm (ie, the non-
dominated sorting genetic algorithm II [NSGA-II]) and a fuzzy expert system (FES) to allocate …

Municipal solid waste (MSW) has long been regarded as a reliable and efficient source of
waste-to-energy conversion. However, the conversion approach has many drawbacks that …

Roadside maintenance is a significant challenge for many territories worldwide. For safety
reasons, these roadsides have to be maintained regularly, which has a substantial …

Route planning is one of the most important operational decisions for any logistical system
due to its significant influence on fuel consumption, cost minimization as well as carbon …