Proposal of an Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management Facilities for Small Municipalities

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-286
Author(s):  
Diogo Appel Colvero ◽  
Ana Paula Duarte Gomes ◽  
Luís António da Cruz Tarelho ◽  
Manuel Arlindo Amador de Matos ◽  
José Carlos Martins Ramalho
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Dumps

Most Brazilian municipalities are small, i.e., with less than 50,000 inhabitants. In the State of Goiás, for example, 91% of the municipalities are small. Of these, only 4% have their municipal solid waste (MSW) disposed in authorized landfills. Thus, the present study aimed to propose a municipal solid waste management facility (MSWMF) shared between two small municipalities of the microregion of Chapada dos Veadeiros, in Northeast Goiás. The reason for selecting this microregion is that it is composed only of small municipalities that use waste dumps for the disposal of their MSW. For this purpose, the areas subject to approval or restricted for the installation of a MSWMF were identified with the aid of a geographic information system (GIS). Also, the host municipality (HM) of the MSWMF proposed for Campos Belos and Monte Alegre de Goiás was defined with the use of mass geometry methodology. According to the results obtained, 59% of the territories of these two municipalities that will integrate the proposed MSWMF are restricted for the installation of landfills, and Monte Alegre de Goiás was selected to host the landfill.

Use of a geographic information system to find areas for locating of municipal solid waste management facilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 500-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diogo Appel Colvero ◽  
Ana Paula Duarte Gomes ◽  
Luís António da Cruz Tarelho ◽  
Manuel Arlindo Amador de Matos ◽  
Kamila Almeida dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management

The state of municipal solid waste management in Israel

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 527-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shira Daskal ◽  
Ofira Ayalon ◽  
Mordechai Shechter
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
The State ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Msw Management ◽  
Wide Range

Regulation is a key tool for implementing municipal solid waste (MSW) management strategies and plans. While local authorities in Israel are responsible for the storage, collection, and disposal of MSW, Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) is responsible for the formulation and implementation of waste management policies and legislation. For the past 12 years, about 80% of the MSW in Israel has been landfilled and recycling rates have not increased, despite regulations. This paper presents the state of MSW management in Israel in light of the MoEP’s strategic goal of landfilling reduction, the regulations and legislation designed and implemented for achieving this goal, and the ensuing results. Among other things, the results indicate the importance of monitoring and assessing policy and regulations to examine whether regulation is in fact effective and whether it keeps track of its own targets and goals or not. It is also concluded that even when there is an extensive regulation that includes a wide range of laws, economic penalties and financial incentives (such as landfill levy and financing of MSW separation at source arrangements), this does not guarantee proper treatment or even an improvement in waste management. The key to success is first and foremost a suitable infrastructure that will enable achievement of the desired results.

Solid Waste Management and Transport Route Optimization Using Geographic Information System in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
Oluwaseyi Joseph Afolabi
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Route Optimization ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Solid Waste Collection

With an unprecedented population and rapid urbanization, the solid waste collection and transportation has become a major challenge in Lagos metropolis. The main objective of the study was to optimize routes for solid waste collection and disposal using Geographic Information System (GIS) in order to improve solid waste management system in Lagos metropolis. Data on the GIS Network Analyst was used to determine movements between the transfer loading stations and the landfills to determine the collection time, travel distances, optimized routes and alternative routes for solid waste disposal while maximising total solid waste collection and disposal for environmental sustainability. Based on the findings, the study therefore recommends possible interventions such as regular collection of solid waste, proper management of the transfer loading stations and landfills, and that the collection of solid waste should be given more attention because it is important in the development of cities. Keywords: Solid wastes, Transportation, Route Optimization, GIS, Lagos metropolis

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