The model proposes an efficient system by integrating the decisions of locating recycling units and the routing of generated waste to them, considering the risks to the environment and the associated population.
Authors
Vibha Trivedi, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Moaz Gharib, College of Commerce and Business Administration, Dhofar University, Salalah, Oman.
Summary
This paper presents a Goal programming-based optimization model for managing the recycling operations of healthcare waste generated from large-scale vaccination drives. The model proposes an efficient system by integrating the decisions of locating recycling units and the routing of generated waste to them, considering the risks to the environment and the associated population.
The objectives include the minimization of setup and transportation costs, risks to the population, and the number of installed units. A set of randomly selected test instances is used to test the effectiveness of the model. The results reveal that a compromised solution offers cost advantages and population risk mitigation. The approach effectively supports the strategic choices in recycling healthcare waste generated from immunization.
Published in: E3S Web of Conferences, 1st International Conference on Green Energy, Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Technologies 2023, ICGEST 2023, Belagavi, 5 October 2023 through 6 October 2023.
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