Multicriteria Decision Analysis Addressing Marine and Terrestrial Plastic Waste Management: A Review

This paper is a systematic review of studies that used multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) to address plastic waste management. A literature search for scientific articles in online databases (Web Science and Scopus) enabled us identify 20 relevant papers from 2008 2021, spanning case three continents. These focus on: plastics as resource (material), product (reverse logistics), problem (pollution). Content methodology was used, with the being on how authors MCDA managing waste, which has relevance researchers practitioners. Alternative solutions were found selection disposal methods almost all types categorized this review. The most popular method AHP, followed by TOPSIS, outranking methods, MAUT/MAVT simple weighted sums, some including more than one method. choice criteria spanned operational (mostly), but also environmental economic aspects evaluate alternatives. Less frequently, finds related social, managerial, political aspects. weighting performed mainly consulting experts, makers. Representatives affected population or other stakeholders have been consulted only few occasions. consider their application successful, highlighting importance able encompass different dimensions evaluation alternatives transparency process. In cases, winning alternative emerged clearly, sometimes combination multiple strategies. We report recommendations these concerning marine terrestrial