Application of artificial intelligence neural network modeling to predict the generation of domestic, commercial and construction wastes

Reliable prediction of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rates is a significant element of planning and implementation of sustainable solid waste management strategies. In this study, the multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network (MLP-ANN) is applied to verify the prediction of annual ge...

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Published in:Waste management & research 2021-03, Vol.39 (3), p.499-507
Main Authors: Coskuner, Gulnur, Jassim, Majeed S, Zontul, Metin, Karateke, Seda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial neural networks
Construction industry wastes
Construction materials
Demographic variables
Demolition
Household wastes
Landfills
Management systems
Model accuracy
Multilayers
Municipal solid waste
Municipal waste management
Neural networks
Neural Networks, Computer
Prediction models
Solid Waste - analysis
Solid waste management
System effectiveness
Waste disposal
Waste disposal sites
Waste Management
Wastes
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Summary:Reliable prediction of municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rates is a significant element of planning and implementation of sustainable solid waste management strategies. In this study, the multi-layer perceptron artificial neural network (MLP-ANN) is applied to verify the prediction of annual generation rates of domestic, commercial and construction and demolition (C&D) wastes from the year 1997 to 2016 in Askar Landfill site in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The proposed robust predictive models incorporated selected explanatory variables to reflect the influence of social, demographical, economic, geographical and touristic factors upon waste generation rates (WGRs). The Mean Squared Error (MSE) and coefficient of determination (R2) are used as performance indicators to evaluate effectiveness of the developed models. MLP-ANN models exhibited strong accuracy in predictions with high R2 and low MSE values. The R2 values for domestic, commercial and C&D wastes are 0.95, 0.99 and 0.91, respectively. Our results show that the developed MLP-ANN models are effective for the prediction of WGRs from different sources and could be considered as a cost-effective approach for planning integrated MSW management systems.
ISSN:0734-242X
1096-3669
DOI:10.1177/0734242X20935181