Economic Evaluation of a Regionalization Program for Solid Waste Management in a Metropolitan Region

摘要

The complexity of large scale solid waste management projects, in this age of stringent fiscal and disposal space constraints, requires the application of a new broad-based management approach that takes full advantage of the benefits afforded by modern centralized facilities. To satisfy this need, this paper is designed to evaluate a regionalization program for solid waste management in a metropolitan region. An optimization model is applied to identify cost- effective expansion plans through the use of optimal siting strategies. In particular, the procedure considers three potentially conflicting criteria: costs, political and administrative feasibility, and the siting of new transfer station facilities.