Title: Multi-Criteria Decision Making and composting of waste in the municipality of Bacoor in the Philippines

Authors: Garrick E. Louis, Luna Mylene Magpili, C. Ariel Pinto

Addresses: Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22904 VA, USA. ' Department of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 22904 VA, USA. ' Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering, Old Dominion University, Kaufman Hall, Rm. 241, Norfolk, Virginia, 23529-0236, USA

Abstract: Choosing the most appropriate and practical strategy for solid waste management is a complex undertaking. It requires the identification of relevant perspectives, meaningful criteria, and sound evaluation method. The municipality of Bacoor in the Philippines used Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method to arrive at a chosen waste management strategy – composting – from a holistic set of perspectives. However, the successful implementation of the chosen strategy was proven to depend not only on a sound decision process but also on the reliability and accuracy of projecting uncertain future events.

Keywords: multicriteria decision making; MCDM; composting; holistic approach; capacity planning; solid waste management; Philippines; solid waste compost.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2007.015151

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2007 Vol.7 No.3/4, pp.351 - 368

Published online: 18 Sep 2007 *

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