Framework to Determine the Optimal Spatial Location and Number of Municipal Solid Waste Bins in a Developing World Urban Neighborhood

Abstract

Determining the optimal location and quantity of waste bins for the collection of municipal solid wastes is challenging because it influences service coverage and public satisfaction, and is often influenced by economic and environmental constraints. This study develops a framework that applies a geographic information system for siting municipal waste bins and determines the optimum quantity of waste bins using an analytic hierarchy process. The framework was applied to a neighborhood in a developing world city (Ilorin, Nigeria). The spatial performance of specific quantities of waste bins was evaluated for social, economic, and environmental effects, as determined from