Supriya Lamba
Abstract
Earth, home to various ecosystems is being exploited by improper waste management techniques. Waste management is crucial in today’s era. The major problem of solid waste management is improper collection of waste and its disposal which leads to degradation of environment and pollution. The sustainable approach has three pillars economic, social and environmental which is necessary for this ever-changing world. The DSS is decision support system which is sustainable method for waste collection. The main concern of DSS is the organization of waste management which tends to saves the environment. From each garbage truck there are emissions of greenhouse gas which tends to pose a great threat to environment. Each garbage truck utilizes near about 30,000 liters of diesel per year. The manual routes and plans employed for collection of waste is more mechanical whereas DSS employed for waste management tends to make routes in shorter way. As manual designed routes include various factors like working hours of driver, capacity of truck, finding a route etc. The DSS organizes the routes and fixes the shorter distance for garbage trucks which makes the work easier and it’s ecofriendly to an extent. The consequences of this DSS saves 21,300 kg of carbon dioxide and 187 kg of nitrogen oxides per year of truck. It lessens the operating time of truck by 25%.