Abstract
AbstractIn present time, rapidly increasing urbanization has increased the generation of solid waste sharply, and it has become a serious concern for every city and town. The effective and efficient solid waste management system for a city is a very complex problem. It has to be thoughtfully investigated based on considering various economic, environmental, and social parameters. The selection of appropriate options is the key to an efficient waste management system for a city. In the present study, Jabalpur, which is one of the oldest city in central India, is considered for the selection of appropriate solid waste disposal/treatment option, and their combinations from available options, i.e., are sanitary landfilling, mechanical biological treatment (aerobic), and incineration with energy recovery for economic evaluations. The different scenarios were analyzed with sets of criteria based on economical, technological, and social and environmental using multi-criteria decision-making tools fuzzy TOPSIS technique. Results show scenario: 2 SLF_MBT receives highest priority due to its economic and environmental merits over other alternatives, whereas scenario: 3 SLF_INC, the incineration with the energy recovery scenario receives second-highest priority due to the high energy generation.KeywordsMunicipal solid wasteSanitary landfillMechanical biological treatmentIncineration with energy recoveryFuzzy TOPSIS
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