Application of Life Cycle Assessment and Analytical Hierarchy Process to Obtain the Most Appropriate Solid Waste Management for Educational Institutes in Visakhapatnam City

Abstract

Solid waste is a major problem that countries around the world are facing. Approaching a systematic procedure to manage solid waste can reduce several collateral impacts on the environment. Processing solid waste by proper management techniques benefits us economically too, evaluating the environmental impact of solid waste management systems by obtaining proper inventory analysis from every solid waste management method and comparing different scenarios at institutes using life cycle assessment. Comparing different solid waste management scenarios from environmental and economic points of view using an analytical hierarchy process. Cluster the output to obtain the most appropriate solid waste management system for the campus by combining environmental and economic criteria.