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Waste Bins Location Problem: a review of recent advances in the storage stage of the Municipal Solid Waste reverse logistic chain
(Elsevier, 2022-03-15)
Municipal Solid Waste systems have important economic, social, and environmental impacts for society. Within the diverse stages of the Municipal Solid Waste reverse logistic chain, the waste bin location problem consists ...
Analysis of the relationship between the amount and type of MSW and population socioeconomic level: Bahía Blanca case study, Argentina
(Elsevier, 2020-06-29)
The amount and type of municipal solid waste (MSW) in Bahía Blanca (Argentina) were assessed and correlated with population socioeconomic level. In this sense, seven areas with different quality of life were selected. In ...
Application of a methodology to design a municipal waste pre-collection network in real scenarios
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2019-11)
The design of efficient municipal solid waste (MSW) pre-collection networks can contribute to the global efficiency and sustainability of the reverse logistic chain of MSW in modern cities. With this aim, in this paper a ...
Integrated Process Design Optimization Accounting for Co-Digestion of Sludge and Municipal Solid Waste
(Elsevier, 2017-10)
This work presents an optimization model for the integrated design of waste treatment facilities, accounting for co-digestion of sludge and municipal solid waste. The superstructure of alternatives includes anaerobic ...
Valorization of two agroindustrial wastes to produce alpha-amylase enzyme from Aspergillus oryzae by solid-state fermentation
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2020-04)
The global amount of soybean and wheat produced is about 350 and 750 million metric tons every year, respectively. In consequence, huge amounts of waste are produced from them. The aim of this work was to employ two wastes ...
Household solid waste characterization in Tandil (Argentina): Socioeconomic, institutional, temporal and cultural aspects influencing waste quantity and composition
(Elsevier, 2020-01)
Household waste generation and composition information is a fundamental input for waste management policy design. In developing countries (DC), however, budget constraints make some characterization methodologies inadequate. ...
Hydrothermal treatments applied to agro- and forest- industrial waste to produce high added-value compounds
(North Carolina State University. Department of Wood and Paper Science, 2017-01-01)
Agro- and forest-industrial wastes are abundant and low cost sources of carbohydrates and phenolic compounds, which can be converted into biofuels, biomaterials, and high added-value compounds by different pathways in small ...
A municipal solid waste indicator for environmental impact: Assessment and identification of best management practices
(Elsevier, 2019-11)
The objective of this study was to develop an aggregate indicator to assess the environmental impact of municipal solid waste management in the small municipalities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Additionally, the study ...
Routing in waste collection: a simulated annealing algorithm for an Argentinean case study
(American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, 2021-11-03)
The management of the collection of Municipal Solid Waste is a complex task for local governments since it consumes a large portion of their budgets. Thus, the use of computer-aided tools to support decision-making can ...
Exact and heuristic approaches for multi-objective garbage accumulation points location in real scenarios
(Elsevier, 2020-03-15)
Municipal solid waste management is a major challenge for nowadays urban societies, because it accounts for a large proportion of public budget and, when mishandled, it can lead to environmental and social problems. This ...