Farayandno

Farayandno

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

Document Type : Applied Science

Authors
Ali Gholami
Hamidreza Zandieh shirazi
Seyed Mostafa Hosseini
Amirhossein Arashnia
Isa Ebadi
Abadan Oil Refining Company, Abadan, Khuzestan, 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
Subjects
 
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