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Qatar is one of the most developed countries that became the ideal destination for residence, which led to an increase in the population and this resulted in an increase in the solid waste generation in the country. The paper proposes models and approaches for selecting the waste transfer station locations in Qatar. Optimization models were developed to describe four different configurations that attempt to optimize the current and future system. The four configurations are the result of several combinations of employing permanent or temporary waste transfer stations that accept single or multiple types of wastes. Among the considered configurations the results showed that the best one consists in selecting three out of five existing waste transfer stations, three permanent potential sites and, four temporary waste transfer stations which results in a minimum overall cost compared to the other models output.
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Nasr, S., Triki, C. (2022). Sustainable Optimization of the Wastes Transfer Stations Location During FIFA-2022 in Qatar. In: Ha-Minh, C., Tang, A.M., Bui, T.Q., Vu, X.H., Huynh, D.V.K. (eds) CIGOS 2021, Emerging Technologies and Applications for Green Infrastructure. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 203. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7160-9_172
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