Evaluating and prioritizing municipal solid waste management-related factors in Romania using fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS

The present study aims at identifying the main drivers underlying the development of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) so as to ensure an effective enhancement of the current waste management system and significantly improved recycling rates. Based on the factors identified in the qualitative...

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Published in:Journal of intelligent & fuzzy systems 2020-01, Vol.38 (5), p.6111-6127
Main Authors: Tamasila, Matei, Prostean, Gabriela, Ivascu, Larisa, Cioca, Lucian-Ionel, Draghici, Anca, Diaconescu, Andra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytic hierarchy process
Business competition
Decision making
Evaluation
Multiple criterion
Municipal solid waste
Municipal waste management
Recycling
Robustness (mathematics)
Sensitivity analysis
Solid waste management
Waste management
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Summary:The present study aims at identifying the main drivers underlying the development of municipal solid waste management (MSWM) so as to ensure an effective enhancement of the current waste management system and significantly improved recycling rates. Based on the factors identified in the qualitative evaluation of the deployed statistics and using fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM), these factors are hierarchized and the competitive strategic alternative is selected/customized. The judgment of eight experts from the eight major regions of Romania has been used in the applied fuzzy AHP and TOPSIS methodologies. The robustness of the results is analyzed against the sensitivity analysis. Following the sensitivity analysis, the alternatives retained their rank so that the eight experts’ assessments have been validated. By developing a sustainable MSWM, it is claimed that the recycling rate in Romania will increase.
ISSN:1064-1246
1875-8967
DOI:10.3233/JIFS-179695