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Integrating approach to size and site at a sanitary landfill in Selangor state, Malaysia

  • Younes, Mohammad Khairi (Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) ;
  • Basri, Noor Ezlin Ahmad (Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) ;
  • Nopiaha, Zulkifli Mohammad (Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) ;
  • Basri, Hassan (Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) ;
  • Abushammala, Mohammed F.M. (Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East College) ;
  • Maulud, Khairul Nizam Abdul (Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
  • Received : 2015.05.21
  • Accepted : 2015.08.05
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Solid waste production increases due to population and consumption increments. Landfill is the ultimate destination for all kinds of municipal solid waste; and is the most convenient waste disposal method in developing countries. To minimize investment and operational costs and society's opposition towards locating landfills nearby, proper landfill sizing and siting are essential. In this study, solid waste forecasting using Autoregressive Integrating Moving Average (ARIMA) was integrated with government future plans and waste composition to estimate the required landfill area for the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Landfill siting criteria were then prioritized based on expert's preferences. To minimize ambiguity and the uncertainty of the criteria prioritizing process, the expert's preferences were treated using integrated Median Ranked Sample Set (MRSS) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) models. The results show that the required landfill area is 342 hectares and the environmental criteria are the most important; with a priority equal to 48%.

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