Publication details
Mathematical and economic model of municipal waste management using Maple
| Title in English | Mathematical and economic model of municipal waste management using Maple |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | MME 2014 Conference Proceedings |
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| Web | http://www.mme2014.upol.cz/downloads/MME_2014_Proceedings.pdf |
| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | municipal waste; waste management; model; system; Maple |
| Description | The paper discusses the mathematical and economical model of municipal waste management implemented in Maple system. It has been developed for the real needs of the decision support of the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic and regional governments. This mathematical and economical model is designed as a universal tool for prognosis of generation and treatment of municipal waste management and regional decision making. The paper introduces the proposal of an economic model of efficiency of municipal expenses. There is discussed the efficiency of regional municipal waste management system in the sample of 1 300 municipalities of the Czech Republic, reflecting the general structure of municipalities in the Czech Republic by the number of inhabitants. It depends on citizen awareness to sort recyclable household waste, an appropriate capacity of waste collection yards, an absorptive capacity of waste treatment plants and dependency mainly on the waste market prices. Important role plays financing purchase of the energy recovery from renewable sources, a use the material output of waste treatment plants and the real economic conditions of the Czech Republic. |
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