E-waste is traded between developed-developing and between technologically advanced developing-developing countries. The push and pull factors are influencing import and export demand of e-waste. The ‘Basel Ban’ signatory both developed and developing countries are lax in ‘Ban’ enforcement as the transboundary movement of ewaste is a complementary need for them. The harmful effects of hazardous...

We study a waste collection vehicle routing problem with time windows (VRPTW) complicated by multiple disposal trips and driver’s lunch breaks. Recently Kim et al. [1] introduced and addressed this problem using an extension of the well-known Solomon’s insertion approach, and a clustering-based algorithm. We propose and present the results of an initial study of a multi-objective genetic algori...

This comprehensive work explores the research performed inoptimization of the collection bin and in recycle bin location-allocation issues in solidwaste management. Although the collection phase of solid waste management accountsfor a significant proportion of the municipal budget, it has attracted only limitedattention of the researchers. Optimization of the collection bin and recycle bin loca...

Hazardous waste management incorporates collection, separation, treatment, recycling and disposal of hazardous wastes. In this paper, a new multi-objective mixed integer model is presented for hazardous waste collection problem. The model aims to minimize transportation and construction costs, and environmental and population risks in hazardous waste management systems. This model is applied in...

Various classes of persistent halogenated compounds (PHCs) can be released into the environment due to improper handling and disposal of electronic waste (e-waste), which creates severe environmental problems and poses hazards to human health as well. In this review, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), polybrominated phenols (P...

The industrial revolution followed by the advances in information technology during the last century has radically changed people's lifestyle. The increasing economic development has introduced another aspect of pollution in the environment and that is “E-waste”. Electronic waste, abbreviated as e-waste, consists of discarded old computers, TVs, refrigerators, radios-basically any electrical or...

Microbial source tracking (MST) has become a focus of some recreational beach monitoring programs. Suspected sources of contamination include human sewage, agricultural runoff, and feces from wildlife and domestic animals, depending on beach location. Waterfowl have been suggested as a primary source of fecal contamination at many beaches, but techniques to “prove” contaminating microbes are of...

This comprehensive work explores the research performed inoptimization of the collection bin and in recycle bin location-allocation issues in solidwaste management. Although the collection phase of solid waste management accountsfor a significant proportion of the municipal budget, it has attracted only limitedattention of the researchers. Optimization of the collection bin and recycle bin loca...

This study aims to present the effects of citizen participation on Integrated Solid Waste Management – ISWM, considering all stages of urban cleansing: solid waste production, collection, transport, treatment, recycling and final disposal, as well as to help decision makers and agencies involved in solid waste management in developing a policy that will utilize citizen participation as an impor...