WEEE treatment strategies' evaluation using fuzzy LINMAP method

BEREKETLİ ZAFEIRAKOPOULOS İ., Genevois M. E., ALBAYRAK Y. E., Ozyol M.

EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS, cilt.38, sa.1, ss.71-79, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eswa.2010.06.015
  • Dergi Adı: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.71-79
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fuzzy LINMAP, Multi-attribute group decision making, WEEE treatment strategies, ATTRIBUTE DECISION-MAKING, ELECTRONIC WASTE, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, RECYCLING SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT, RECOVERY, PERSPECTIVE, SEPARATION
  • Galatasaray Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Electrical and electronic equipments (EEE) have already begun to be accumulated at the garbage dumps. This garbage accumulation brings big danger to the environment and human health. That's why one should look for exploring the ways to dispose of these wastes and emphasize the waste treatment strategies. Waste treatment strategies also contribute either to local or global economies by creating a new sector and employment opportunities, and by reducing use of scarce resources. In this paper, a linear programming technique for multidimensional analysis of preference (LINMAP) method for solving multi-attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems with preference information on alternatives in fuzzy environment is developed. The aim is to develop a fuzzy LINMAP model for evaluation and select of a waste treatment strategy for EEE. Thus, three treatment strategy alternatives and eight criteria are determined. The best strategy is selected and the key criterion is found accordingly. The best alternative is found to be treating waste electrical and electronic equipments (WEEE) by reuse and recycling methods. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.