Research Article

RSW-MCFP: A Resource-Oriented Solid Waste Management System for a Mixed Rural-Urban Area through Monte Carlo Simulation-Based Fuzzy Programming

Table 2

The transportation cost from waste collecting areas to facilities.

AreaFacility Transportation cost ($/tonne)

UrbanRegional based landfill1160
UrbanCommunity-based bio-coal generation1260
UrbanCommunity-based composting1360
UrbanHousehold-based composting1480
UrbanHousehold-based CH4 generation1580
UrbanDirectly dump160
RuralRegional based landfill2160
RuralCommunity-based bio-coal generation2230
RuralCommunity-based composting2330
RuralHousehold-based composting240
RuralHousehold-based CH4 generation250
RuralDirectly dump260

Note: is index for the areas and is index for the facilities used in the approach.