Route Optimization In Solid Waste Management

An integrated waste management system can improve the vehicle routing dispatching maintenance and management sahoo et al 2005 xu et al 2015 li et al 2014 ionescu and stefani 2014 rabbani et al 2014 and in this paper in order to improve the road compactness and workload balancing a scheme is developed for municipal solid waste collection and transportation.

Route optimization in solid waste management. The benchmark problem is based on the solid waste management services in north america of which nearly 26000 collections are conducted to collect about 80 million tons of garbage a year sahoo et. An optimization scheme is needed to reduce waste collection and transportation route length. Waste removal companies realize that to stay competitive they need to keep their transport and hauling costs down and the best way to do this is to optimize routes. In a municipal solid waste management system decreasing collection hauling costs which consist of 85 of total disposal expenditure can be carried out by a route optimization.

If you have 1 or a 100 garbage trucks perform liquid or solid waste collection by using optimoroute you will see immediate efficiency improvements and cost savings. If not handled appropriately it can lead to major issues in the future. Route optimization for solid waste collection easyroute is a specialized route optimization solution for solid waste and street sweeping services. Solid waste in municipal areas is generated as a direct result of urbanization and is becoming more and more of a threat to the environment.

Route optimization brought to you by a look at the use of software and technology by the waste and recycling industry to optimize routes and collections operations. Optimoroute is a waste management routing software used by both small and large waste collection companies. Route optimization for solid waste collection are buzzwords in the waste removal industry right now. With the right understanding and expectations as well as solid waste specific software a route optimization project remains one of the best investments a solid waste operator can make.

Jean françois moneyron is vice president of easyroute atlanta ga a leading route optimization software provider for the solid waste and recycling collection industry.