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Sustainable assessment of plastic and mixed waste disposal problem during COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach

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  • Daekook Kang

    (Inje University)

  • Arumugam Anuja

    (Bharathiar University)

  • Ali Ahmadian

    (Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria
    Lebanese American University)

  • Thangaraj Manirathinam

    (Bharathiar University)

  • Ponnan Shanmugam

    (Bharathiar University)

  • Samayan Narayanamoorthy

    (Bharathiar University)

Abstract

This article focuses on India’s inorganic solid waste disposal problem, with a particular emphasis on plastic and mixed waste. It aims to identify the current COVID-19 pandemic situation as well as provide a suitable disposal technique for wastes that are specifically related to municipal solid waste management. We propose an integrated approach to disposing of paper and plastic and mixed wastes in an interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy (IVq-ROF) environment for this problem. In this case, we use the FUCOM method to calculate the weight values of the criteria and the MABAC method to rank the alternatives based on the chosen criteria. To confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method, a numerical illustration is provided, and validation of the suggested method is also shown.

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  • Daekook Kang & Arumugam Anuja & Ali Ahmadian & Thangaraj Manirathinam & Ponnan Shanmugam & Samayan Narayanamoorthy, 2025. "Sustainable assessment of plastic and mixed waste disposal problem during COVID-19 pandemic: an integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(9), pages 20937-20962, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:9:d:10.1007_s10668-023-03175-3
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-03175-3
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