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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology
Center for Environment and Energy Research and Studies (CEERS)
ISSN: 1735-1472 EISSN: 1735-1472
Vol. 13, No. 6, 2016, pp. 1553-1562
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Bioline Code: st16146
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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International Journal of Environment Science and Technology, Vol. 13, No. 6, 2016, pp. 1553-1562
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Design and implementation of a smart solid waste collection system
Cavdar, K.; Koroglu, M. & Akyildiz, B.
Abstract
Solid waste collection systems are very
important in today’s urban environment. The last three
decades witnessed the development in urban areas over
rural ones in a process called urbanization. Growth of
urbanization is much more in developing countries than in
the developed countries to the extent that it became a trend
characterizing several developed and even least developed
countries. Unfortunately, it has been observed that the
systems currently used in modern cities do not provide a
service of sufficient efficiency and quality, despite their
high running costs. As an alternative, a smart solid waste
collection system with all subcomponents was developed
and applied in a small city in Turkey. In addition to the
conventional waste collection systems, this system included
smart features and optimization algorithms for route
planning. The study presents the design philosophy, feasibility
and pilot implementation of a smart solid waste
collection system which can be operated with high efficiency
at low cost.
Keywords
Design; Expert system; Productivity; Solid waste; System design
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