Research Article

A Generalized Fuzzy Integer Programming Approach for Environmental Management under Uncertainty

Table 1

Waste generation levels and cost coefficients.

Time period
= 1 = 2 = 3

Waste generation (t/day)
 City 1(225, 25, 25)(250, 25, 25)(275, 25, 25)
 City 2(375, 25, 25)(400, 25, 25)(425, 25, 25)
 City 3(300, 25, 25)(325, 25, 25)(350, 25, 25)

Cost of transportation to landfill ($/t)
 City 1(14.1, 2, 2)(15.5, 2.2, 2.2)(17, 2.4, 2.5)
 City 2(12, 1.5, 2)(13, 1.9, 1.9)(15, 2.2, 1.9)
 City 3(15.1, 2.4, 1.9)(16.5, 2.5, 2.2)(18, 2.6, 2.6)
Cost of transportation to landfill ($/t)
 Waste-to-energy facility(10, 1, 1)(12, 1, 1)(14, 1, 1)
Cost of transportation to waste-to-energy facility ($/t)
 City 1(11.2, 1.6, 1.6)(12.3, 1.5, 1.5)(13.5, 1.8, 2)
 City 2(11.8, 1.7, 1.6)(12.9, 1.8, 1.8)(14.2, 2, 2)
 City 3(10.2, 1.4, 1.5)(11.3, 1.4, 1.5)(12.6, 1.7, 1.7)
Operation costs ($/t)
 Landfill(50, 8, 7)(58, 10, 10)(68, 15, 15)
 Waste-to-energy facility(60, 10, 10)(68, 10, 10)(75, 10, 10)