A worldwide meta-analysis review of restriction criteria for landfill siting using geographic information systems

Abstract

One of the most crucial parts of solid waste management is determining landfill site location, since multiple factors must be considered and there is no universal formula. The main purpose of this study is to make a worldwide systematic review of restriction criteria used for landfill siting using geographic information systems (GIS). Literature from the last years was thoroughly assessed, and 45 restrictions found were classified as environmental, economic, or social criteria. Our findings show that although the number of articles published has increased recently, they use on average seven restrictions, focusing mainly on environmental over economic and social criteria. In our boxplot statistical analysis, the most frequently used environmental restrictions are the distance from surface water resources (used in 77% of articles), slope (52%), and distance from groundwater founts (40%), with a median of 300 m, 20%, and 250 m, respectively. The most frequently used economic restrictions are distances from roads (60%), airports (40%), and power lines (18%), with medians of 275 m, 3000 m, and 75 m, respectively. The most frequently used social restrictions are distances from urban areas (45%), settlements and residential areas (40%), and cultural heritage or archaeological areas (23%), with medians of 1000 m. This information might help, on the one hand, governments to develop new legislation about landfill siting and on the other hand, decision-makers and scientists to produce new studies with different restrictive scenarios.

Application of ArcGIS and QFD-based model for site selection for bio-medical waste disposal

“…Shi et al (2019) integrated a genetic algorithm with probabilistic robust optimisation to select a suitable site for the recycling of construction waste. Fernandez Nascimento et al (2021) employed GIS to determine landfill site location for solid waste while considering environmental, economic and social criteria. Furthermore, many studies combined GIS and MCDM methods to address the problem of site selection for the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW).…”

Regional Distance Routes Estimation for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal, Case Study São Paulo State, Brazil

“…The total number of landfills used by all state municipalities decreases by 19% from 2012 to 2017, passim from 453 to 368, which is related to several aspects. Usually, landfills have many negative impacts, and there are several requirements for implementing a new one, including social, environmental, and legal factors [29,43].…”

“…Most people do not want a landfill to exist near their residence, keeping in mind that the landfill's negative impacts will not be restricted to the final MSW disposal site but will extend beyond this area, affecting the entire population inserted in the environment [46]. The non-acceptance of landfill facilities by communities becomes an enormous challenge to decision-makers and planners to find a suitable place for a new landfill site [29,47].…”

“…According to [25,26], in all activities involving the MSW collection and transport operation, it is essential to consider vehicle itineraries and efficient routes to minimize the distance covered, as well as the cost and time. Hence, GIS can be regarded as an effective method for analyzing spatial data in MSW studies [27][28][29][30][31]. This technology and its different processes associated with MSW management applications are widely accepted [9].…”

Criterios y métodos para seleccionar la ubicación de los rellenos sanitarios

“…En la Figura 1 se muestra en forma resumida las principales dimensiones que se deben considerar antes de tomar una decisión respecto a la viabilidad técnica y económica de la construcción de un relleno sanitario. var et al, 2020;Mohammed et al, 2017;Buenrostro Delgado et al, 2008;Demesouka et al, 2014, Cobos Mora et al, 2021, Fernandez Nascimento et al, 2020.…”