Optimization of long-term performance of municipal solid waste management system: A bi-objective mathematical model

Abstract

Management of municipal solid waste has becoming an extremely important topic for any urban authorities in recent years due to the rapidly increasing solid waste quantity and potential environmental pollution. In this paper, a bi-objective dynamic linear programming model is developed for decision making and supporting in the long-term operation of municipal solid waste management system. The proposed mathematical model simultaneously accounts both economic efficiency and environmental pollution of municipal solid waste management system over several time periods, and the optimal tradeoff over the entire studied time horizon is the focus of this model. The application of the proposed model is also presented in this paper, and the computational result and analysis illustrate a deep insight of this model