SOLID-WASTE-DISPOSAL SITE LOCATION

This note addresses several issues raised in a 1994 paper by Ramu and Kennedy. Solid-waste-disposal siting is a complex process that must ta ke into consideration a varying range of social, political, and enviro nmental concerns. This note addresses a basic assumption made by Ramu and Kennedy in siting a waste-disposal facility, which suggests that s uch a facility can be located along any road linkage of a transportati on network. The other major issue addressed in this paper is the waste -site-selection heuristic suggested by Ramu and Kennedy. An alternativ e solution approach to their heuristic is presented that identifies a guaranteed optimal solution. In addition to identifying an optimal sol ution, this alternative solution approach can be used for the selectio n of p waste-disposal sites.