Solid waste collection system selection for smart cities based on a type-2 fuzzy multi-criteria decision technique
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DOI: 10.1007/s00500-018-3232-8
Abstract: Energy-efficient and eco-friendly information and communication technologies (ICTs) make increasingly significant contributions to daily life while supporting environmental protection and a sustainable economy. Smart city approach aims to integrate ICTs and physical devices to track,… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; collection; type fuzzy; smart city ... See more keywords
Evaluation of practicing safety features for hospital waste collection among Iran’s public hospitals
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-016-0496-x
Abstract: Hospital waste management is imperative due to its impending health hazards. This study was meant to evaluate the strong safety awareness of cleaning workers at the time of hospital waste collection. Additionally, determining the correlation… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; strong safety; safety; hospital waste ... See more keywords
Effects of area characteristics and municipal waste collection fees on household waste generation
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DOI: 10.1007/s10163-019-00917-2
Abstract: This study attempted to calculate the amount of waste generated by the residents, households and commercial businesses in Songkhla and Hat Yai cities under three potential scenarios: (1) status quo—no charge for waste collection service… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; songkhla hat; hat yai; fee ... See more keywords
Optimal Management of Solid Waste in Smart Cities using Internet of Things
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DOI: 10.1007/s11277-019-06738-8
Abstract: Smart cities are benefiting from Internet of Things (IoT) in optimizing their services. Smart waste management systems can provide substantial savings in time, monetary cost, trip length and utilization of vehicles. In this paper, we… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; optimal management; waste; management ... See more keywords
SGA: spatial GIS-based genetic algorithm for route optimization of municipal solid waste collection
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2826-0
Abstract: Designing optimization models and meta-heuristic algorithms for minimization of traveling routes of vehicles in solid waste collection has been gaining interest in environmental modeling. The computer models and methods are useful to bring out specific… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; genetic algorithm; solid waste; gis ... See more keywords
Behavior-based swarm model using fuzzy controller for route planning and E-waste collection
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12824-x
Abstract: Nowadays, because of the increase in consumption of electronic equipment and its resource utilization, household e-waste has been generated gradually. The increase in e-waste generation brought environmental burdens as well as a health risk in… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; behavior based; waste; based swarm ... See more keywords
Smart routing for municipal solid waste collection: a heuristic approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s12652-018-0778-3
Abstract: Municipal solid waste (MSW) is considered as one of the primary factors that contribute greatly to the rising of climate change and global warming affecting sustainable development in many different ways. It is indeed necessary… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; waste; solid waste; municipal solid ... See more keywords
Solving a bi-objective location routing problem by a NSGA-II combined with clustering approach: application in waste collection problem
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DOI: 10.1007/s40092-016-0172-8
Abstract: It is observed that the separated design of location for depots and routing for servicing customers often reach a suboptimal solution. So, solving location and routing problem simultaneously could achieve better results. In this paper,… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; routing problem; location; location routing ... See more keywords
The effects of neighbour influence and cultural consumption on separate waste collection. Theoretical framework and empirical investigation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106440
Abstract: Abstract Separate waste collection (SWC) is a policy priority for EU countries. This work investigates the effect of neighbour influence and cultural consumption on municipal SWC, with a twofold focus: first, it outlines a simple… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; cultural consumption; neighbour influence; separate waste ... See more keywords
Ergonomic interventions among waste collection workers: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2019.05.004
Abstract: Abstract Waste collection workers are frequently exposed to significant occupational hazards. Even though ergonomic interventions can mitigate these occupational hazards, only a few studies have attempted to study the importance of the interventions. The current… read more here.
Keywords: interventions among; ergonomic interventions; waste collection; waste ... See more keywords
Biomechanical analysis of common solid waste collection throwing techniques using OpenSim and an EMG-assisted solver.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109704
Abstract: The solid waste collection industry is one of the most common occupations resulting in low back pain (LBP). Lumbar peak joint reaction forces and peak and integrated moments are strong correlates of LBP. To investigate… read more here.
Keywords: waste collection; throwing techniques; risk; collection throwing ... See more keywords