Route optimization of municipal solid waste management using geographical information system

Abstract

Municipal solid wastes commonly known as trash or garbage are newlinethe solid wastes generated from human activities Some of these wastes are newlineextremely toxic and infectious The uncontrolled and unscientific way of newlinedumping such wastes have raised the number of incidents of hazards to newlinehuman health One of the important aspects which gains more impact on newlinesustainability of environment is management of municipal solid waste The newlineefficient functioning of Municipal Solid Waste Management MSWM needs newlinethe participation of both the municipal authorities and the public newlineSolid waste in India poses a dreadful challenge to corporation newlinemunicipal authorities today and it is roughly estimated that the country newlineproduces 30 million tones of urban solid waste annually newline newline