Publication detail

Logistic model-based tool for policy-making towards sustainable waste management

ŠOMPLÁK, R. PAVLAS, M. KROPÁČ, J. PUTNA, O. PROCHÁZKA, V.

Original Title

Logistic model-based tool for policy-making towards sustainable waste management

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The aim of this paper is to introduce a novel approach which supports facility planning in the field of waste management. Only 23 % of municipal solid waste (MSW) was thermally treated in the EU 27 in 2011. Increased exploitation of its potential for energy recovery must be accompanied by massive investments into highly-efficient and reliable incineration technologies. Therefore, the challenge is to be efficient and optimal at the same time. Even feasibility studies of every intended plant providing its service for a region creates a complex task. The gate fee (charge for waste processing in the facility) represents one of the most crucial input parameters for the assessment. The gate fee is driven by technology solution, competition, market development, environmental taxation and costs of waste transport to fill the plant capacity. Valid prediction of the gate fee thus presents a demanding task. In this paper, first, an advanced tool called NERUDA which addresses logistic optimization is introduced. The key idea is to focus on the problem of competition modelling among waste-to-energy plants, landfill sites, and mechanical-biological treatment plants producing refuse-derived fuel. Then, the main theoretical concepts are discussed and followed by the development of a suitable mathematical model. The goal is to obtain a minimized cost of MSW treatment for the waste producers (municipalities). The application of the developed tool is demonstrated through a case study, where uncertain parameters entering the calculation are handled by repetitive Monte Carlo simulation based on real-world data.

Keywords

Supply chain, Optimization, Waste-to-energy, Monte Carlo, Gate fee, Waste management, Waste management plan

Authors

ŠOMPLÁK, R.; PAVLAS, M.; KROPÁČ, J.; PUTNA, O.; PROCHÁZKA, V.

RIV year

2014

Released

2. 4. 2014

Publisher

springer

Location

Berlin

ISBN

1618-954X

Periodical

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Year of study

16

Number

10098

State

United States of America

Pages from

1275

Pages to

1286

Pages count

12

BibTex

@article{BUT107493,
  author="Radovan {Šomplák} and Martin {Pavlas} and Jiří {Kropáč} and Ondřej {Putna} and Vít {Procházka}",
  title="Logistic model-based tool for policy-making towards sustainable waste management",
  journal="Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy",
  year="2014",
  volume="16",
  number="10098",
  pages="1275--1286",
  doi="10.1007/s10098-014-0744-5",
  issn="1618-954X"
}