Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

ROUTING, SCHEDULING AND ALLOCATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL TRUCKS - A CASE STUDY REPORT ON TIER II CITY OF INDIA

George Job K. and Rajesh Ranganathan

Abstract

The corporations and municipalities in the world are spending an enormous amount of money in collection and disposal of solid wastes. Transportation of municipal solid waste (MSW) from collection point to the disposal destination is an important aspect which needs attention. This study is focused on route optimization of the solid waste collection trucks. For this, Prim’s algorithm was used to find the shortest route. Further for using the existing infrastructure, based on the capacity of bins and trucks, the trucks are allocated using the allocation algorithm. The algorithms proposed are validated using Java programming. The results show that there is considerable reduction in the collection and disposal time in comparison with the existing system.