Publication detail

Multi-objective strategic waste transfer station planning

KŮDELA, J. ŠOMPLÁK, R. NEVRLÝ, V. LIPOVSKÝ, T. SMEJKALOVÁ, V. DOBROVSKÝ, L.

Original Title

Multi-objective strategic waste transfer station planning

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The production of mixed municipal waste changes due to the increase of separation rate, urbanization and other factors. The future changes in the legislation and technology development influences the way the waste is being treated. Thus the method, location and capacity of processing sites are unknown. The realization of future projects can be supported by the developing of transportation infrastructure. Such a feature may be represented by a robust transfer station grid, which can be designed to handle all possible future realizations and technological solutions (establishment of waste treatment facilities). The paper presents an approach utilising a mathematical model for the design of transfer stations. It is formulated as a multi-objective two-stage mixed-integer stochastic programming problem, where the trade-off between the environmental aspect and the economic viability is considered. The model is tested through a case study for the Czech Republic, where the waste treatment of over 6,000 municipalities is analysed. The solutions for different preferences are assessed throughout the principle called out-of-sample stability with 10,000 scenarios. The optimal decision consists of the robust transfer station grid with selected locations and their respective capacity. The particular solution with respect to the potential trade-off suggests to save 1.148 mil of travelled kilometres with only 0.77 mil EUR. The output in the form of decision support can serve possible stakeholders from the field of waste management to plan more sustainable projects.

Keywords

Multi-objective model; Stochastic programming; Strategic planning; Transfer station; Waste treatment

Authors

KŮDELA, J.; ŠOMPLÁK, R.; NEVRLÝ, V.; LIPOVSKÝ, T.; SMEJKALOVÁ, V.; DOBROVSKÝ, L.

Released

1. 9. 2019

ISBN

0959-6526

Periodical

Journal of Cleaner Production

Year of study

230

Number

1 September

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1294

Pages to

1304

Pages count

11

URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.167

BibTex

@article{BUT157309,
  author="Jakub {Kůdela} and Radovan {Šomplák} and Vlastimír {Nevrlý} and Tomáš {Lipovský} and Veronika {Smejkalová} and Ladislav {Dobrovský}",
  title="Multi-objective strategic waste transfer station planning",
  journal="Journal of Cleaner Production",
  year="2019",
  volume="230",
  number="1 September",
  pages="1294--1304",
  doi="10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.167",
  issn="0959-6526",
  url="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.167"
}