The paper contributes to the debate concerning the management of municipal solid waste by providing an analysis of two key aspects of waste management - namely, waste separation and dispatch to treatment plants. Our analysis aims at detecting the extent to which actual behavior in (close-by) municipalities is similar with respect to those two aspects. To pursue our scope, a complex network approach is followed. In particular, we conceptualize, explore and compare two networks, whose nodes are the municipalities, while weights synthesize in one network the percentage of sorted waste that is collected at a municipal level, and in the other one the distance from the waste processing plants used by each municipality. The theoretical network models are implemented through an empirical study based on a high quality dataset referred to Italian municipalities. In this regard, the detection of communities of municipalities and their geospatial contextualization are introduced as devices for a complete description of current practices of municipal waste separation and transfers in Italy.

Municipal waste management: A complex network approach with an application to Italy / Cerqueti, R.; Cinelli, M.; Minervini, L. F.. - In: WASTE MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 0956-053X. - 126:(2021), pp. 597-607. [10.1016/j.wasman.2021.03.035]

Municipal waste management: A complex network approach with an application to Italy

Cerqueti R.;Cinelli M.;
2021

Abstract

The paper contributes to the debate concerning the management of municipal solid waste by providing an analysis of two key aspects of waste management - namely, waste separation and dispatch to treatment plants. Our analysis aims at detecting the extent to which actual behavior in (close-by) municipalities is similar with respect to those two aspects. To pursue our scope, a complex network approach is followed. In particular, we conceptualize, explore and compare two networks, whose nodes are the municipalities, while weights synthesize in one network the percentage of sorted waste that is collected at a municipal level, and in the other one the distance from the waste processing plants used by each municipality. The theoretical network models are implemented through an empirical study based on a high quality dataset referred to Italian municipalities. In this regard, the detection of communities of municipalities and their geospatial contextualization are introduced as devices for a complete description of current practices of municipal waste separation and transfers in Italy.
2021
Complex networks; Italian municipalities; Municipal solid waste; Waste management; Waste separation
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Municipal waste management: A complex network approach with an application to Italy / Cerqueti, R.; Cinelli, M.; Minervini, L. F.. - In: WASTE MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 0956-053X. - 126:(2021), pp. 597-607. [10.1016/j.wasman.2021.03.035]
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