Application of a sustainable location index approach to landfill site selection in Monterrey, Mexico

Rueda-Avellaneda, Juan Felipe (author): Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

Gomez-Gonzalez, Ricardo (author): Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

Rivas-García, Pasiano (author): Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico;Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Nuevo León, Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico

Benitez-Bravo, Reyes (author): Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

Botello-Álvarez, José Enrique (author): Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico

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2022-12-06
2023
English.
In: Waste Management & Research. - : SAGE. - 0734-242X .- 1096-3669. ; 41:5, s. 1014-1025

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Abstract Subject headings

Landfilling is the main method to manage municipal solid waste (MSW) in Latin America due to the economic, technological and political characteristics of the region. The disposal of MSW in landfill sites may affect the quality of the environment and compromise a considerable share of the municipal budgets. The selection of suitable sites reduces the environmental and economic impact of landfills. In the present study the sustainable location index (SLI) is proposed as a methodology to assess environmentally, and economically, sanitary landfill site selection in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, a representative large-size city of Latin America. EVIAVE methodology was modified to include administrative and economic dimensions, which are assessed as a sustainable approach using together the SLI integrated with geospatial and multicriteria analysis tools. The assessment showed that the zones with the lowest SLI changes drastically when the importance of the economic or environmental factor varies. This result suggest that the inclusion of sustainability in landfill site selection decision-making is complex and it may requires the inclusion of local particularities such as municipal budgets, policies of MSW management and public perception about environmental deterioration.

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