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Waste Management & Research, Vol. 13, No. 2, 175-193 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X9501300207

The Choice of a Solid Waste Management System Using the Electre Ii Decision-Aid Method

J. Hokkanen

Paavo Ristola Ltd., Terveystie 2, SF-15870 Hollola, Finland

P. Salminen

Department of Economics and Management, University of Jyväskylä, POB 35, 40351 Jyväskylä, Finland

E. Rossi

Ettala & Rossi Avoin Yhtiö, Kalevantie 1 E, SF-15870 Hollola, Finland

M. Ettala

Ettala & Rossi Avoin Yhtiö, Kalevantie 1 E, SF-15870 Hollola, Finland

A multicriteria decision-aid method, Electre II, was applied to the real choice process of a solid waste management system in the Uusimaa region, Finland. The criteria used were chosen by a supervision group. The weights of the criteria were defined by the managers of environmental and technical affairs of each municipality in Uusimaa, Finland. The use of the Electre II method leads us to recommend centralized incineration as the best municipal solid waste management system for the planning region. However, the second best alternative, intermediate RDF combustion with intermediate landfilling was finally chosen by the municipalities.

Key Words: Multiple criteria • decision-aid • outranking • Electre II • waste treatment • Finland.


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