Rapid urbanization and industrialization, population growth and economic growth in developing countries make management of municipal solid waste more complex comparing with developed countries. Furthermore, the conventional municipal solid waste management approach often is reductionists, not tailored to handle complexity. Therefore, the need to a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary approach r...

Solid waste management (SWM) has recently received more attention, especially in developing countries, for smart and sustainable development. SWM system encompasses various interconnected processes which contain numerous complex operations. Recently, deep learning (DL) attained momentum providing alternative computational techniques to determine the solution of problems. Researchers have focuse...

waste is a by-product of our daily activities, which poses a serious threat to societies all over the world. in this study, life cycle assessment (lca) methodology was used to determine municipal solid waste (msw) management strategy for minna, niger state, nigeria. three scenarios were modelled as alternatives to the current waste management system in minna. the baseline scenario was the exist...

background: successful waste management programs are linked to internal factors, sw (strength and weakness points), and external factors, ot (opportunities and threats), and at the macro level are grounds for sustainable development. studies may be related to david’s study which presented a method to quantify strength, weakness, opportunity, threats (swot) analysis. methods: in this study, desi...

Similar to other poor countries across Africa, Malawi struggles with solid waste management (SWM). Especially considering the high proportion of organic waste, composting is a promising opportunity tackle problem. However, has had low uptake due competing fertilizer subsidies, perceived labour required, and lack training equipment. Considering these issues, this paper presents an analysis polit...

Solid waste management (SWM) in rural areas of many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) represents a critical underrated topic. However, almost half the world’s population still lives an adequate SWM is crucial reducing environmental health threats. A lack knowledge appropriate tools often leads to inappropriate practices such as dumping uncontrolled burning. methods can transform into res...

Background and Purpose: Improper wastewater and solid waste management in rural areas could be a risk to human health and environment pollution. One percent of Iran’s rural area is connected to the wastewater collection network. Solid waste management in rural areas of Iran is mainly consisted uncontrolled dumping and open burning. The aim of this study is prioritization of wa...

Background and purpose: An appropriate solid waste (SW) disposal has been a major problem in municipal environment. The use of landfills is the most economical and environmentally acceptable method for the disposal of SWs all over the world. However, landfill leachate can cause environmental issues such as soil and ground water pollution. So, finding suitable land fill site is one of the mo...

the province of bushehr is located in southern area of iran and north of persian gulf. solid waste management in bushehr’s villages was the aim of this research. for the sake of this study, 21 villages scattered all over the province were selected. field studies showed that about 646 grams of residential solid waste per capita is generated in selected villages every day. there are 322 shops i...

To develop intelligent and sustainable cities, the government of India launched initiatives like Smart Cities Clean Development Mission. Solid waste management (SWM) has become one primarily focused areas such initiatives. The changing dynamics urban characteristics due to unplanned urbanization rapid growth in populations (due migration) been a significant concern for local authorities an effe...