Sustainable assessment of plastic and mixed waste disposal problem during COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach

Daekook Kang (), Arumugam Anuja (), Ali Ahmadian (), Thangaraj Manirathinam (), Ponnan Shanmugam () and Samayan Narayanamoorthy ()
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Daekook Kang: Inje University
Arumugam Anuja: Bharathiar University
Ali Ahmadian: Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria
Thangaraj Manirathinam: Bharathiar University
Ponnan Shanmugam: Bharathiar University
Samayan Narayanamoorthy: Bharathiar University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2025, vol. 27, issue 9, No 25, 20937-20962

Abstract: Abstract This article focuses on India’s inorganic solid waste disposal problem, with a particular emphasis on plastic and mixed waste. It aims to identify the current COVID-19 pandemic situation as well as provide a suitable disposal technique for wastes that are specifically related to municipal solid waste management. We propose an integrated approach to disposing of paper and plastic and mixed wastes in an interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy (IVq-ROF) environment for this problem. In this case, we use the FUCOM method to calculate the weight values of the criteria and the MABAC method to rank the alternatives based on the chosen criteria. To confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method, a numerical illustration is provided, and validation of the suggested method is also shown.

Keywords: Inorganic solid waste; Waste disposal uncertainty; Orthopair fuzzy number; FUCOM-MABAC ranking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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