The optimal waste collection and transportation routes derived from our analysis result in 59.12% reduction in travel distance along the routine collection road network followed.
Two blows will be dealt simultaneously: 46% of the council's budget is spent on salaries, so job losses are inevitable; at the same time, Henig says, every area – from libraries to leisure centres, from rubbish collection and bus routes to care provision – is likely to shrink.
In addition to validating a mobile App system that facilitates the collection and processing of route data, we have employed gamification elements as a means to motivate users to participate in a common effort for mutual benefit.
In addition to demonstrating the feasibility of this App in the field, we have made the source code of the server and the mobile App available for other researchers, in order to validate, improve it, and hopefully apply it to similar scenarios (e.g., biking, accessibility) that require the collection and analysis of routes.
This investigation was limited by the poor sensitivity expected for soil sampling and lack of data to guide additional focused environmental sampling, precluding widespread random sample collection and testing along the route traveled.
In summary, we have developed and tested in the field a mobile App and the corresponding back-end service that facilitate the collection and processing of pedestrian routes in a semi-automatic way.
This paper aims for redesigning the collection routes and compares the collection options of plastic waste using eco-efficiency as performance indicator.
On a June morning, the waste trucks at Alpha Ridge disposal facility in Howard County, Maryland, return from their collection routes and empty their contents.
In addition to prototypical experimental design, methods for exposure route, sample collection, and endpoint assessment are described.
The initial experiment was carried out along one urban bin collection route and one rural route.
