Sanjeevi V, Shahabudeen P
Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India
Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Anna University, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai 600025, India.
Waste Manag Res. 2015 Dec;33(12):1052-65. doi: 10.1177/0734242X15607428. Epub 2015 Oct 16.
The aim of this paper is to review papers on municipal solid waste management (SWM) systems, especially on performance indicators (PIs), and suggest practical methods to manage the same by administrators. Worldwide, about 4 billion metric tons of solid waste (SW) is generated annually; the management of SW across cities is increasingly getting more complex and the funds available for providing service to citizens are shrinking. Analysis of the non-technical research papers shows that focus areas on SW can be grouped into 18 types, one being PIs. Historically, PIs for municipal SWM (PIMS) commenced with the publication of guidelines by various government agencies, starting in 1969. This was followed by a few benchmarking studies, commencing in 1998, by various international institutions. Many published comparative studies also disseminated good practices across the cities. From the 1990s onwards, research work started defining PIMS. These initiatives by various researchers took multiple dimensions and are reviewed in this paper. In almost all studies, the PIMS is measured in terms of investment decisions, public acceptance levels, social participation and environmental needs. The multiple indicators are complex, however, and managers of cities need simple tools to use. To make it simple, five-factor PIs are arrived at, considering simplicity and covering all the factors. A research agenda is outlined for future directions in the areas of cost reduction, citizens' services, citizen involvement and environmental impact.
本文旨在回顾关于城市固体废物管理（SWM）系统的论文，特别是关于绩效指标（PIs）的论文，并为管理人员提出管理这些系统的实用方法。在全球范围内，每年产生约40亿吨固体废物（SW）；城市间的固体废物管理日益复杂，用于为市民提供服务的资金也在减少。对非技术研究论文的分析表明，固体废物的重点领域可分为18类，其中一类是绩效指标。从历史上看，城市固体废物管理绩效指标（PIMS）始于1969年各政府机构发布的指南。随后，从1998年开始，各国际机构开展了一些基准研究。许多已发表的比较研究也在各城市间传播了良好做法。从20世纪90年代起，研究工作开始定义城市固体废物管理绩效指标。本文对不同研究人员的这些举措进行了多方面的审视。几乎在所有研究中，城市固体废物管理绩效指标都是从投资决策、公众接受程度、社会参与和环境需求等方面来衡量的。然而，这些多指标很复杂，城市管理者需要简单的工具来使用。为了简化，考虑到简单性并涵盖所有因素，得出了五因素绩效指标。本文还概述了在成本降低、市民服务、市民参与和环境影响等领域未来方向的研究议程。
