• A hybrid waste collection system is modeled as an extended periodic location routing problem. New subtour elimination constraints for problems with intermediate facilities are introduced. Factors influencing the service type decision (pickup or bring system) presented. The developed ALNS provides good results also introduction of a pure system. Efficient solid management one most relevant iss...

The EU advocates a household waste recycling rate of more than 70%. Although the Netherlands already years ago invested in recycling policies heavily, this is still a large challenge as nowadays on average this rate is approximately 50% and nearly no municipalities have a rate above 70%. Given the experience, it is possible to learn from the Dutch experience which policies are effective in incr...

This project focuses on optimizing the location of WEEE collection points for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) which consists of determining a set of locations to install a network of gathering equipment. It is implemented using open source technologies following the current tendency of the present software market situation. In particular, the software application to be develope...

This paper describes the inadequacies of public provision for solid waste collection and disposal in Benin City (and also in other Nigerian cities) and the limitations of the privatized schemes that have sought to address these inadequacies. Its description of solid waste management in Benin City draws on the author’s interviews with 591 households which revealed that three-fifths had no solid ...