Multi-level multi-criteria analysis of alternative fuels for waste collection vehicles in the United States

The Science of the Total Environment
Mousa MaimounDebra Reinhart

Abstract

Historically, the U.S. waste collection fleet was dominated by diesel-fueled waste collection vehicles (WCVs); the growing need for sustainable waste collection has urged decision makers to incorporate economically efficient alternative fuels, while mitigating environmental impacts. The pros and cons of alternative fuels complicate the decisions making process, calling for a comprehensive study that assesses the multiple factors involved. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods allow decision makers to select the best alternatives with respect to selection criteria. In this study, two MCDA methods, Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and Simple Additive Weighting (SAW), were used to rank fuel alternatives for the U.S. waste collection industry with respect to a multi-level environmental and financial decision matrix. The environmental criteria consisted of life-cycle emissions, tail-pipe emissions, water footprint (WFP), and power density, while the financial criteria comprised of vehicle cost, fuel price, fuel price stability, and fueling station availability. The overall analysis showed that conventional diesel is still the best option, followed by hydraulic-hybrid WCVs, landfill ga...Continue Reading

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Jul 18, 2016·The Science of the Total Environment·Yang ZhangLi He
Jul 23, 2016·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Luka RadetićAleksandra Anić Vučinić
Aug 3, 2017·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management·Dejan UbavinIgor Budak
Mar 25, 2021·Waste Management & Research : the Journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA·Omer A Bafail, Reda Ms Abdulaal

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