Multi-objective agent-based modeling of single-stream recycling programs

Shi, Xiaoran; Thanos, Aristotelis E.; Celik, Nurcin

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.07.002

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“…Throughout the previous study conducted by Shi et al [9] concluded that even when the participation rates increased, bottleneck facilities were found to be one of the primary obstacles when increasing recycling rates in several countries. Therefore, for those cases, strategic planning of capital projects, including both the bottleneck facilities' expansion and new facilities' construction is recommended in those studies.…”

Section: Social Simulation In Environmental Aspect Of Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Index in Consideration of Appropriate Plastic Recycling System in Waste Bank Operation

2016

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Abstract. Several appropriate technology had been developed to maintain plastic waste in society according to minimize environmental impact. Landfill is no longer appropriate to maintain plastic waste based on the environmental impact that might be occurred for instance. However in developing countries such as Indonesia, although plastic recycling technology have been promoted by maintain waste bank policy for support community willingness to exchange their recyclable waste with certain monetary values, there is no guarantee that community will fully accept plastic recycling technology. This research aims to assess the performance of plastic recycling in environmental and social aspects as its integrated index. From that assessment, appropriate strategies in plastic recycling will be delivered in this research. Environmental aspects will be assessed by using life cycle assessment (LCA) through MiLCA software and selected by using data envelopment analysis (DEA). Social aspects will be analyzed by using qualitative and quantitative methodology such as observation, interview, secondary data, and questionnaires. Simulation and modelling will also developed by using agent-based modelling (ABM) to describe social dynamic of community in supporting waste bank policy. The appropriate system of plastic recycling will be promoted as expected results for this research.

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Section: Social Simulation In Environmental Aspect Of Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated Index in Consideration of Appropriate Plastic Recycling System in Waste Bank Operation

2016

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“…ABMS is also used for multi-objective analyses. For example, a large-scale simulation model was developed to compare single-stream and dual-stream solid waste management alternatives in the state of Florida, US [43]. Another example is the model of [44], in which they show how to couple ABMS with other modeling methods in the context of life-cycle assessments.…”

Section: Simulation Of Waste Management Operationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agent-Based Model for End-of-Life Product Flow Analysis

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Frayret

2018

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This paper presents an agent-based simulation model for end-of-life product flow analysis in recuperation and recycling supply networks that focuses on individual consumer behaviors. The simulation model is applied to a deposit-return program on wine bottles that could be developed in the province of Quebec. Canadian data was used to calibrate and validate the model. A series of experiments was then conducted with three artificial populations to analyse how they would react to several implementation scenarios of this end-of-life product flow strategy. The results suggest that the distance to the nearest depot is an important decision factor, but less predominant than the ownership of a private vehicle and the deposit value. The results also indicate that the use of agent-based modeling combined with the theory of planned behavior (TPB) can produce modular behavior models, that are intuitive and simple, to better understand consumer-behavior-driven supply chains. Such models can be used to give insights to decision-makers and policy-makers about the potential performance of end-of-life product flows strategies and further facilitate efficient resource management.

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“…For example, a multi-objective ABM framework is developed for the effective planning of single-stream recycling programs for municipal solid waste. The proposed framework is a powerful tool that can be used by stakeholders for the evaluation of several different alternatives or scenarios in municipal solid waste management system before making a decision (Shi et al, 2014). For facilitating the backfill reuse in the C&D waste management, a centralized optimization model and a distributed ABM are proposed and implemented to compare their performances in the dynamic supply chain.…”

Section: Abm Approach and Its Applicationmentioning

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An agent based environmental impact assessment of building demolition waste management: Conventional versus green management

Ding

Wang

Zou

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

114

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Waste materials generated from building demolition have become a great challenge to sustainable urban development due to its consumption of the limited landfill spaces, water pollution, energy consumption and harmful gas emissions. Proper management of demolition waste (DW) is a complex process and requires systematic thinking and analysis. Many methods have been proposed to study the environmental impact assessment of demolition waste management (DWM). However, it is found that the currently available studies pay little attention from the perspective of complex adaptive system (CAS) to consider the attitude and interaction of the heterogeneous stakeholders as well as the importance of green DWM which has a great influence on the effectiveness of DW management. The aim of this research is to simulate and explore how the change of attitude and the dynamic interaction among heterogeneous stakeholders can influence the environmental performance of DWM. To achieve this aim, a model for evaluating the environmental impact of DWM was developed by using an agent-based modeling (ABM) approach. The main factors considered in the model are the ratio of green deconstruction (i.e., building deconstruction) managers vs. conventional demolition (i.e. building destruction) managers, the ratio of green design managers (i.e. design for deconstruction) vs. conventional design managers, and the interaction behavior of heterogeneous stakeholders following the herd theory. In the model, the environmental impact assessment was quantified into four categories i.e. land resources, water resources, air resource and energy resources. The proposed model is demonstrated by using the data drawn from the Chinese construction industry. The results reveal that if the deconstruction method and the deconstruction oriented design are widely adopted by architects and engineers, the negative environmental impacts generated by DW can be reduced by at least 50%. Furthermore, the results provide valuable information for government departments to make decisions on how to improve environmental performance of DWM.

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Multi-objective agent-based modeling of single-stream recycling programs

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Integrated Index in Consideration of Appropriate Plastic Recycling System in Waste Bank Operation

Integrated Index in Consideration of Appropriate Plastic Recycling System in Waste Bank Operation

Agent-Based Model for End-of-Life Product Flow Analysis

An agent based environmental impact assessment of building demolition waste management: Conventional versus green management

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