Improved Route Planning of Municipal Solid Waste Collection——A case study in one town of Chongming count

A substantial amount of total expenditures is spent on the collection of solid waste by city authorities.Optimization of the routing system for collection and transport of solid waste thus constitutes an important component of an effective solid waste management system.This paper describes the optimization of vehicle routes for collecting municipal solid waste.The solutions are generated by the Nearest-Neighbor Method combined with Cycle Insert Method.A case study on the waste collection in one town of Chongming Island demonstrates that route-length could be reduced by 3.4%,compared with the current practice.In addition,the optimal routes are exhibited in GIS to help plan an effective solid waste management system.