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Optimal routing of household waste collection using ArcGIS application: a case study of El Bousten district, Sfax city, Tunisia

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This research aims at determining an optimal routing of household waste collection in El Bousten district in Sfax Tunisia using Geographical Information System (GIS) technology. The Network Analyst tool in ArcGIS-based model was applied to improve collection efficiency through collection bin reallocation and vehicle tour optimization in terms of distance or time. Crucial setting parameters, namely the density of the city-population, generation rate of waste, location of bins, road network and traffic/circulation, and the capacity of the collection vehicles, were considered. Two scenarios have been examined: S1, collection vehicle routing optimization; S2, bins’ reallocation as well as routing optimization process. The results showed that, compared to the current situation, both scenarios guarantee savings in terms of collection time (6.94% and 13.88% for S1 and S2 respectively) or travel distance (4.19%and 14.68% for S1 and S2 respectively). Therefore, the direct effect of such savings can be translated into an expected saving of fuel consumption of 8.45% and 21.12% for S1 and S2, respectively, without forgetting the positive impact related to CO2 emissions. The routing optimization process contributes to an expected benefit of 10.11% of total cost.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Department of Environment and Cleanliness, with Municipality of Sfax, for their help and valuable collaboration in providing help, data, and logistic support especially during fieldwork.

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This research was supported by Researchers Supporting Project number RSP-2020 / 14, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Center for Research and Water Technologies, Laboratory of Treatment and valorization of WasteWater (LT V RH-CERTE), University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

    Rim Sallem & Ismail Trabelsi

  2. National Engineering School of Sfax, Department of Geosciences an Environment, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Mohamed Moncef Serbaji

  3. Department of Geology & Geophysics, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Abdullah M. Alamri

  4. Laboratory of Water, Energy & Environment, Sfax National School of Engineering, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Amjad Kallel

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Sallem, R., Serbaji, M.M., Alamri, A.M. et al. Optimal routing of household waste collection using ArcGIS application: a case study of El Bousten district, Sfax city, Tunisia. Arab J Geosci 14, 1038 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07265-2

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