Designing a Sustainable Waste Management Model Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods with an Emphasis on Circular Economy

Gholami, Ali; Zandieh Shirazi, Hamidreza; Hosseini, Seyed Mostafa; Arashnia, Amirhossein; Ebadi, Isa

doi:10.22034/farayandno.2026.2074218.2022

Designing a Sustainable Waste Management Model Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods with an Emphasis on Circular Economy

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Document Type : Applied Science

Authors

Ali Gholami ¹

Hamidreza Zandieh shirazi ²

Seyed Mostafa Hosseini ²

Amirhossein Arashnia ²

Isa Ebadi ²

¹ PhD student in Industrial Management-Systems Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

² National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company, Abadan, Iran

10.22034/farayandno.2026.2074218.2022

Abstract

Waste management in industrial areas such as Mahshahr Port, which serves as the beating heart of Iran's oil and gas industries, faces numerous environmental, economic, social, and technical challenges. This research aims to design a sustainable model for waste management, with an emphasis on circular economy principles, by employing multi-criteria decision-making methods, including the Best-Worst method for criteria weighting and VIKOR for option ranking. Data were collected through questionnaires from managers and field data from Mahshahr Port facilities, and analyzed using Python and SPSS software. The results indicate that recycling, with a Q = 0.08 score, is the best option, while landfilling, with a Q = 0.95 score, exhibits the poorest performance. This model contributes to sustainable development by reducing environmental impacts, optimizing costs, and creating social opportunities. The findings underscore the necessity for investment in recycling technologies and the development of educational programs to promote the circular economy.

Keywords

Sustainable Waste Management

Circular Economy

VIKOR Method

Best-Worst Method

Sustainable Development

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