Research Article

[Retracted] Development of an Appropriate Uncertainty Model with an Application to Solid Waste Management Planning

Table 8

Waste generation, transportation, and facility-operation costs.

Period
k = 1k = 2k = 3

Waste generation rate, (t/d):
City 1[200, 250][225, 275][250, 300]
City 2[350, 400][375, 425][400, 450]
City 3[275, 325][300, 350][325, 375]
Cost of transportation to landfill, ($/t):
City 1[12.1, 16.1][13.3, 17.7][14.6, 19.5]
City 2[1.05, 14][11.6, 15.4][12.8, 16.9]
City 3[12.7, 17][14, 18.7][15.4, 20.6]
WTE[9, 11][11, 13][13, 15]
Cost of transportation to WTE facility, ($/t):
City 1[9.6, 12.8][10.6, 14.1][11.7, 15.5]
City 2[10.1, 13.4][11.1, 14.7][2.2, 16.2]
City 3[8.8, 11.7][9.7, 12.8][10.6, 14]
Operation costs, ($/t):
Landfill[30, 45][40, 60][50, 80]
WTE[55, 75][60, 85][65, 95]