The spatial distribution of vegetative agricultural residuals (VAR) makes the economic feasibility of a waste treatment solution particularly sensitive to transportation costs, especially when farmers are the ones being charged for that. This study evaluated a method to design an economic...

As environmental awareness rises, integrated solid waste management (WM) schemes are increasingly being implemented all over the world. The different WM schemes usually address issues such as landfilling restrictions (mainly due to methane emissions and competing land use), packaging directives...