Mathematical Models for Developing Regional Solid Waste Management Policies

Solid waste management in European countries: A review of systems analysis techniques

“…Models have solved the following issues: single network planning (Anderson and Nigam, 1967;Anderson, 1968;Fuertes et al, 1974;Helms and Clark, 1974;Kuhner and Harrington, 1975;Jenkins, 1979;Clayton, 1976;Rao, 1975) dynamic, multi-period investment (Marks et al, 1970;Marks and Liebman, 1971) size and site facilities (Chapman and Yakowitz, 1984;Huang, 2006a,b, 2009a,b;Nie et al, 2007;Li et al, 2007Li et al, , 2006Li et al, , 2008aHuang et al, 2001Huang et al, , 2002Xu et al, 2009) manage infrastructures like landfill Models developed: WRAP (USEPA, 1977) Simulation model…”

Economic Evaluation of a Regionalization Program for Solid Waste Management in a Metropolitan Region

“…These approaches include linear programming (Huang et al, 1992(Huang et al, , 1993Hsieh and Ho, 1993;Lund et al, 1994), mixed integer programming (Anderson, 1968;Mark et al, 1970;Fuertes et al, 1974;Helms and Clark, 1974;Walker et al, 1974;Kü hner and Harrington, 1975;Hasit and Warner, 1981;Jenkins, 1982;Gottinger, 1986;Kirca and Erkip, 1988;Zhu and ReVelle, 1990), non-linear programming , and dynamic programming (Baetz, 1990;Huang et al, 1994). Although the techniques of single-objective mathematical programming have long been used in analysing regional solid waste management issues, the inherent characteristics of environmental impacts, the rate of generation, the incorporation of recycling effects and the consideration of equity, generates additional complications that make the multi-objective and multipurpose modelling more attractive.…”

Sustainable pattern analysis of a publicly owned material recovery facility in a fast-growing urban setting under uncertainty

“…In the three decades since, many planners have been applying systems engineering models for waste management facilities with a focus on mass throughput demands and material/energy conservation (Marks et al, 1970;Helms and Clark, 1974;Kuhner and Harrington, 1975;Jenkins, 1982;ReVelle, 1993). In the 1990s, methods for system planning began to encapsulate waste generation forecasting, optimal collection, and site selection under a single framework (Anex et al, 1996).…”