GIS-based locational analysis of collection bins in municipal solid waste management systems

Abstract

Solid waste management systems currently receive wide attention, from both economic and environmental planners, because of their complexity during coordination of various management strategies. The efficiency and cost effectiveness of route optimization and disposal site selection depend largely upon the appropriate placement of storage bins and their corresponding command area for waste contribution. The present paper illustrates a geographic information system (GIS) based algorithm for optimal location and number of storage bins, considering p-median constrained model, based on Indian guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Rules. The algorithm also computes the contributing command area of solid waste to a particular bin, based on the shortest distance, with descending slope for ease in solid waste collection.Résumé : Les systèmes de gestion des déchets solides attirent présentement beaucoup l'attention des planificateurs économiques et environnementaux en raison de leur complexité durant la coordination de diverses stratégies de gestion. L'efficacité et la rentabilité de l'optimization de route et la sélection du site d'enfouissement dépendent en grande partie de l'emplacement approprié des bacs de stockage et leur zone desservie correspondante pour la collecte de déchets. Le présent article présente un algorithme basé sur un système d'information géographique (SIG) utilisé pour déterminer l'emplacement et le nombre optimaux de bacs de stockage, compte tenu d'un modèle p-médian contraint, basé sur les directives concernant la réglementation des déchets solides municipaux en Inde. L'algorithme calcule également la zone de collecte de déchets solides desservie par un bac de stockage particulier en se basant sur la plus courte distance, avec une pente descendante pour faciliter la collecte des déchets solides.Mots-clés : déchets municipaux solides, emplacement des bacs, zone desservie, système d'information géographique.[Traduit par la Rédaction]

A review on technologies and their usage in solid waste monitoring and management systems: Issues and challenges

“…The table is organized in chronological order that highlights GIS technology is used widely in various aspects of SWM systems. As presented in the table, the most widespread use of GIS on SWM lies in the areas of site selection for landfill, trash bin and transfer stations (Chang and Lin, 1997;Kao, 1996;Kao and Lin, 2002;Lotfi et al, 2007;Sener et al, 2011;Tralhão et al, 2010;Vijay et al, 2008) and routing and scheduling optimization based on historical or predicted data (Fan et al, 2010;Ghose et al, 2006;Jovičić et al, 2010;Kanchanabhan et al, 2011;Ozkan et al, 2006;Tavares et al, 2009). Others applications of GIS in SWM includes waste generation estimation by using socioeconomic data and local demographic (Ahmed et al, 2006;Karadimas and Loumos, 2008;Marah and Novotny, 2011), local management planning (Hrebicek and Soukopova, 2010;Macdonald, 1996), integrated SWM establishment (Karadimas et al, 2004;Tao, 2010) …”

Municipal Solid Waste(MSW) Management in Urbanization Process Based on Dynamical Model

“…Vijay et. al., for example, illustrated a geographic information system (GIS) based algorithm for optimal location and number of storage bins, consid-ering p-median constrained model, based on Indian guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Rules [3]. The identification of a route for MSW collection facilities is critical since it has been estimated that, of the total amount of money spent for the collection, trans-portation, and disposal of solid waste, approximately 60-80% is spent on the collection phase.…”

Evaluation of Current Status of Household Solid Waste Management in Misrata City, Libya

“…The local governments are responsible for HSWM, however, many developing countries are unable to service large parts of its population, partly due to the rapid growth and expansion of its respective populations [2] [4], constantly shifting economies, and increased living standards alongside the lack of organization [5] [6] [7] [8] . Limited finance also curtailed waste management activities, due to the fact that waste management requiring expensive infrastructure and personnel [7] [9]. The municipal authorities in developing countries would require large capital investments in tandem with operational strategies in order to successfully collect, transport, and dispose of solid wastes [10] [7].…”

“…Limited finance also curtailed waste management activities, due to the fact that waste management requiring expensive infrastructure and personnel [7] [9]. The municipal authorities in developing countries would require large capital investments in tandem with operational strategies in order to successfully collect, transport, and dispose of solid wastes [10] [7].…”