A New TOPSIS Approach Using Cosine Similarity Measures and Cubic Bipolar Fuzzy Information for Sustainable Plastic Recycling Process

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Criteria</td><td class="align_center">Description</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(i) Cost <svg height="12.4698pt" id="M250" style="vertical-align:-3.18147pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 24.4757 12.4698" width="24.4757pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M300 -147C201 -63 143 98 143 270S200 602 300 686L282 710C136 610 70 450 70 271V270C70 89 136 -72 282 -170L300 -147Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,4.498,0)"><path d="M449 645C392 682 336 687 293 687C136 687 37 594 37 499C37 397 122 342 207 329C176 273 159 217 159 158C159 48 247 -15 356 -15C417 -15 478 3 530 39S626 128 626 187C626 256 580 290 508 290C402 290 311 187 311 65L333 63C344 171 423 247 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517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g></svg> emissions <svg height="12.4698pt" id="M252" style="vertical-align:-3.18147pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 24.4757 12.4698" width="24.4757pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M300 -147C201 -63 143 98 143 270S200 602 300 686L282 710C136 610 70 450 70 271V270C70 89 136 -72 282 -170L300 -147Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,4.498,0)"><path d="M449 645C392 682 336 687 293 687C136 687 37 594 37 499C37 397 122 342 207 329C176 273 159 217 159 158C159 48 247 -15 356 -15C417 -15 478 3 530 39S626 128 626 187C626 256 580 290 508 290C402 290 311 187 311 65L333 63C344 171 423 247 491 247C528 247 562 225 562 173C562 97 470 15 360 15C284 15 243 61 243 125C243 176 255 240 312 324C552 324 781 473 781 594C781 642 748 669 685 669C547 669 336 527 229 361C151 369 78 413 78 501C78 604 200 657 301 657C336 657 381 657 437 626L449 645ZM331 355C443 513 593 632 690 632C723 632 740 619 740 592C740 534 671 464 576 416C501 377 411 354 332 354L331 355Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,14.859,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,19.805,0)"><path d="M275 270C275 450 212 609 64 710L45 686C145 604 203 442 203 270S147 -63 45 -147L64 -170C213 -68 275 89 275 270Z"></path></g></svg></td><td class="align_center">This is related to the <svg height="11.9348pt" id="M253" style="vertical-align:-3.18146pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.75334 23.5622 11.9348" width="23.5622pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M614 175C564 76 510 21 408 21C256 21 146 149 146 336C146 488 235 629 402 629C510 629 570 586 597 480L626 488C620 541 614 582 606 638C578 643 510 665 429 665C206 665 44 527 44 316C44 157 153 -15 402 -15C474 -15 558 5 586 11C604 45 629 119 643 165L614 175Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,8.736,0)"><path d="M381 665C170 665 44 498 44 318C44 125 188 -15 369 -15C552 -15 703 117 703 333C703 534 550 665 381 665ZM359 629C491 629 601 517 601 306C601 114 502 21 390 21C249 21 146 158 146 346S248 629 359 629Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,18.516,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g></svg> emissions during recycling process</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">(iii) Technical capability <svg height="12.5794pt" id="M254" style="vertical-align:-3.29107pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 24.4757 12.5794" width="24.4757pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M300 -147C201 -63 143 98 143 270S200 602 300 686L282 710C136 610 70 450 70 271V270C70 89 136 -72 282 -170L300 -147Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,4.498,0)"><path d="M449 645C392 682 336 687 293 687C136 687 37 594 37 499C37 397 122 342 207 329C176 273 159 217 159 158C159 48 247 -15 356 -15C417 -15 478 3 530 39S626 128 626 187C626 256 580 290 508 290C402 290 311 187 311 65L333 63C344 171 423 247 491 247C528 247 562 225 562 173C562 97 470 15 360 15C284 15 243 61 243 125C243 176 255 240 312 324C552 324 781 473 781 594C781 642 748 669 685 669C547 669 336 527 229 361C151 369 78 413 78 501C78 604 200 657 301 657C336 657 381 657 437 626L449 645ZM331 355C443 513 593 632 690 632C723 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<div>Criteria for the selection of best plastic recycling method.</div>

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Table 4: A New TOPSIS Approach Using Cosine Similarity Measures and Cubic Bipolar Fuzzy Information for Sustainable Plastic Recycling Process 