The Use of a GIS System as a Decision Support Tool for Municipal Solid Waste Management Planning: The Case Study of Al Nuzha District, Irbid, Jordan
Randa I. Hatamleh, Monther Jamhawi, Salman D. Al‐Kofahi, H. Hijazi
Abstract
Effective collection and transport of solid waste reduces time, efforts and cost required from municipalities for such services. The current system used to collect and transport solid waste in Irbid-Jordan lacks of routing plans and depends only on the experiences of the truck drivers. This work focuses on developing systematic, well-studies routes for collecting solid wastes in Al- Nuzha District as a pilot study with three subareas. Geographic information system (GIS) tools are used to simulate network and perform routes for collecting trucks. The results of the model show reduction in travelling distance by 2880.2 m in each round and in the percent of abandoned bins from 25% to zero. The distances between two successive points were analyzed to test the hypothesis whether the mean value of that distance for the proposed routes is less than that for the current routes. The results were evaluated by using one tailed t test, P=0.004 < 0.05. This study can assist in improving the current situation with the limited resources of Jordanian Municipalities.