Reverse logistics network design for waste solar photovoltaic panels: A case study of New South Wales councils in Australia

Abstract

Waste solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are considered as one of the fastest-growing future waste streams under the category of large electronic waste (e-waste). The lifespan of solar panels varies from 20 to 30 years, and an appropriate reverse logistics network design is essential to manage the waste stream efficiently once their lifetime expires. Mixed-integer programming-based RL model is proposed in this paper for New South Wales, Australia that minimizes the overall cost by identifying optimal locations and sizing of the collection points while determining optimal capacities for recycling facilities. Using the historical data (2001–2017) on the installed capacity of solar panels in the state, the potential waste generation (at council-level) is estimated and optimized solutions are proposed for the year 2047. The results of the study show that the highest waste solar PV will be generated at Murrumbidgee, Berrigan, Balranald, and Bogan councils. Out of 129 councils in the state, the model identifies 78 optimized-locations of the collection points that would be required in the councils. In the councils of Newcastle, Narrandera and Wagga Wagga, three major recycling facilities would need to be established. This is the first systematic attempt in designing an optimized RL network in Australia focusing on waste solar PV. Policy-makers will find this research highly valuable in decision-making on local recycling infrastructure development.

Reverse Logistics Network Design and Simulation for Automatic Teller Machines Based on Carbon Emission and Economic Benefits: A Study of the Anhui Province ATMs Industry

“…Concerning the objectives of RLND, most attention has focused on economic objectives. For instance, Md Tasbirul Islam, et al [18] proposed a mixed-integer programming-based RL model for New South Wales, Australia that minimizes the overall cost by identifying optimal locations and sizing. Reynaldo Cruz-Rivera [5] presented a brief description of the current Mexican ELV management system and the future trends in ELV generation in Mexico.…”

“…Therefore, for ATMs flowing through C to R, L, and D, there is constraint (17), in which the percentage of R relative to C plus the percentage of L relative to C plus the percentage of D relative to C equals 1. Similarly, constraint (18) indicates that the percentage of D relative to L plus the percentage of M relative to L plus the percentage of S relative to L equals 1. Constraint (19) states that the percentage of P relative to R plus the percentage of M relative to R equals 1.…”

Categorização De Unidades Hidrológicas Por Município

“…XIANG; MA, 2018), a sustentabilidade de longo prazo da energia fotovoltaica dependerá amplamente da eficácia das soluções de processos que serão adotadas para reciclar o volume sem precedentes de painéis em fim de vida que serão gerados em um futuro próximo (FAIRCLOTH et al, 2019;FIANDRA et al, 2019;PADOAN;ALTIMARI;PAGNANELLI, 2019). Esses resíduos são considerados um dos fluxos de resíduos futuros de crescimento mais rápido na categoria de resíduos eletrônicos (ISLAM et al, 2020). Assim que os painéis fotovoltaicos, inversores e sistema de armazenamento de energia da bateria (BESS)…”

“…A tecnologia fotovoltaica (PV) é uma das fontes de eletricidade renovável amplamente implementada (DIAS et al, 2017;ISLAM et al, 2020;KUMAR, 2020a;XIANG;MA, 2018) sendo uma das tecnologias mais promissoras e tecnologicamente madura para a produção de energia renovável (MARWEDE et al, 2013). No entanto, a alta taxa de implantação está associada à geração de resíduos em fim de vida útil dos equipamentos fotovoltaicos (EoL PV) contendo, particularmente, metais cancerígenos (NAIN; KUMAR, 2020c).…”

Collection System of Air Conditioners Remanufacturing: Development and Optimization under Probabilistic Uncertainty

“…As the demand for selling new ACs is increasing, the remanufacturing of products will be growing in which good strategic planning must be conducted for such an industry [16]. Researchers and industry experts can bene t from best practices in well-known industries like electronics remanufacturing [17][18][19] and household recycling [20]. In order to compare the application of numerous inventory rules, the literature has looked into reverse logistics inventory [9,21].…”