Multi-criteria Decision-Making in Waste Collection to Reach Sustainable Waste Management

Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is concerned with theory and methodology that can deal with complex problems encountered in sustainable waste management. It provides methodologies to support decision-makers when selecting the best compromise among a set of alternative characterized by different and conflicting criteria. The top five methods used in solid waste management (SAW, AHP, TOPSIS, PROMETHEE, ELECTRE) are described with detail. The existence of multiple stakeholders and MCDA software is also addressed. This chapter ends with five case studies providing an overview of how these methods have been supporting decision-making in SWM.r

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