A feasibility study on the establishment of the town of specialized urban waste recycling using analytical hierarchy process in the province of Golestan, Iran

Considering that Golestan Province due to climate and ecosystems is a unique place with severe restrictions on landfill suffering, solid waste management an emphasis on creating specialized town of recycling seems very important, because in addition to reducing waste disposal problems caused by massive production in the province, is considered from various aspects of health, environmental, economic, employment, etc.In this study, due to the focus of the population in the province 4 city, Gorgan, Bandar e Torkaman, Gonbad e Kavos, Aliabad Katol (about 63% of the province population), the amount of solid wastes were assessed and prioritized the appropriate alternatives for establishment of the town of specialized urban waste recycling using analytical hierarchy process.Generally, production in these cities is the amount of paper and paperboard 52.68 ton per day, plastic 49.74 ton per day, PET 5.4 ton per day, metals 6.04 ton per day, glass 7.41 ton per day, rubber 2.89 ton per day.According to the priorities and criteria, such as the distance, population density, the volume of waste and geographic conditions, respectively, Gorgan, Gonbad e Kavos, Aliabad Katol and Bandar e Torkaman have priority in the establishment of specialized urban waste recycling town.

Recycling, Solid Waste Management, Recycling Specialist Town, analytical hierarchy process, Golestan Province