title: Compromising economic cost and air pollutant emissions of municipal solid waste management strategies by fuzzy multiobjective optimization model.
abstract: Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) is an important environmental challenge and subject in urban planning. A sustainable MSWM strategy should consider not only economic efficiency but also life-cycle assessment of environmental impact. This study employs the fuzzy multiobjective linear programming (FMOLP) technique to find the optimal compromise between economic optimization and pollutant emission reduction for the MSWM strategy. Taichung City in Taiwan is evaluated as a case study. The results indicate that the optimal compromise MSWM strategy can reduce significant amounts of pollutant emissions and still achieve positive net profits. Minimization of the sulfur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions are the two major priorities in achieving this optimal compromise strategy when recyclables recovery rate is lower; however minimization of the carbon monoxide (CO) and particulate matter (PM) emissions become priority factors when recovery rate is higher.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yao-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Min-Der
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000191:economics*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000465:Algorithms; D017143:Fuzzy Logic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000191:economics*; D013624:Taiwan; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants