Application of machine learning algorithms in municipal solid waste management: A mini review. Issue 6 (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xia, Wanjun; Jiang, Yanping; Chen, Xiaohong; Zhao, Rui
• Is Part Of: Waste management & research. Volume 40:Issue 6(2022)
• Page Start: 609
• Page End: 624
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: Municipal solid waste management -- machine learning -- deep learning -- sustainable development -- data-driven; Factory and trade waste -- Periodicals; Refuse and refuse disposal -- Periodicals; Municipal engineering -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Périodiques; Déchets -- Élimination -- Périodiques; Génie urbain -- Périodiques; 628
• DOI: 10.1177/0734242X211033716
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0734-242X

Abstract

Population growth and the acceleration of urbanization have led to a sharp increase in municipal solid waste production, and researchers have sought to use advanced technology to solve this problem. Machine learning (ML) algorithms are good at modeling complex nonlinear processes and have been gradually adopted to promote municipal solid waste management (MSWM) and help the sustainable development of the environment in the past few years. In this study, more than 200 publications published over the last two decades (2000–2020) were reviewed and analyzed. This paper summarizes the application of ML algorithms in the whole process of MSWM, from waste generation to collection and transportation, to final disposal. Through this comprehensive review, the gaps and future directions of ML application in MSWM are discussed, providing theoretical and practical guidance for follow-up related research.