Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar

<p>In 2018, the global annual consumption of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles was approximately 27.64 million tons, with one million bottles sold worldwide every minute. Unmanaged PET bottles in the environment lead to a series of negative effects on the health of humans and ecosystems...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Nayla Ahmad Al-Thani (17542482) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268) (author), Mohamed Haouari (10340697) (author)
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Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Environmental sciences
Environmental management
Performance indicators
Sustainable waste management
Analytic hierarchy process
Multi-criteria decision making
Resource management
Circular economy
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description <p>In 2018, the global annual consumption of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles was approximately 27.64 million tons, with one million bottles sold worldwide every minute. Unmanaged PET bottles in the environment lead to a series of negative effects on the health of humans and ecosystems. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the sustainability of eight different PET waste bottle treatment methods using a holistic multi-criteria decision-making approach that combined the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) with analytic hierarchy (AHP; TOPSIS-AHP) and coefficient of variation (COV; TOPSIS-COV) approaches. To the best of our knowledge, TOPSIS-COV has not yet been used for waste management. The treatment methods were compared and analyzed against twelve different performance criteria representing three pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic, and social. Both approaches determined closed-loop recycling to be optimal for treating PET waste bottles. The weights of performance indicators obtained using the COV and AHP approaches were comparable, except for cost, photochemical oxidant potential, and human toxicity. The large dispersion in the values of the photochemical oxidant potential causes it to have a higher weight in the COV approach. For cost, the weight was higher using the AHP approach by approximately 12%, which reflects the preference of decision-makers to reduce costs of ventures.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Heliyon<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10274" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10274</a></p>
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spelling Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in QatarNayla Ahmad Al-Thani (17542482)Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268)Mohamed Haouari (10340697)EngineeringMaterials engineeringMechanical engineeringEnvironmental sciencesEnvironmental managementPerformance indicatorsSustainable waste managementAnalytic hierarchy processMulti-criteria decision makingResource managementCircular economy<p>In 2018, the global annual consumption of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles was approximately 27.64 million tons, with one million bottles sold worldwide every minute. Unmanaged PET bottles in the environment lead to a series of negative effects on the health of humans and ecosystems. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the sustainability of eight different PET waste bottle treatment methods using a holistic multi-criteria decision-making approach that combined the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) with analytic hierarchy (AHP; TOPSIS-AHP) and coefficient of variation (COV; TOPSIS-COV) approaches. To the best of our knowledge, TOPSIS-COV has not yet been used for waste management. The treatment methods were compared and analyzed against twelve different performance criteria representing three pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic, and social. Both approaches determined closed-loop recycling to be optimal for treating PET waste bottles. The weights of performance indicators obtained using the COV and AHP approaches were comparable, except for cost, photochemical oxidant potential, and human toxicity. The large dispersion in the values of the photochemical oxidant potential causes it to have a higher weight in the COV approach. For cost, the weight was higher using the AHP approach by approximately 12%, which reflects the preference of decision-makers to reduce costs of ventures.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Heliyon<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10274" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10274</a></p>2022-08-22T06:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10274https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Integrated_TOPSIS-COV_approach_for_selecting_a_sustainable_PET_waste_management_technology_A_case_study_in_Qatar/24717714CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/247177142022-08-22T06:00:00Z
spellingShingle Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
Nayla Ahmad Al-Thani (17542482)
Engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Environmental sciences
Environmental management
Performance indicators
Sustainable waste management
Analytic hierarchy process
Multi-criteria decision making
Resource management
Circular economy
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title Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
title_full Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
title_fullStr Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
title_full_unstemmed Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
title_short Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
title_sort Integrated TOPSIS-COV approach for selecting a sustainable PET waste management technology: A case study in Qatar
topic Engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
Environmental sciences
Environmental management
Performance indicators
Sustainable waste management
Analytic hierarchy process
Multi-criteria decision making
Resource management
Circular economy