Table 8 Notations used in case study 3.

From: A significant exploration on meta-heuristic based approaches for optimization in the waste management route problems

Notation

Description

\(i\)

Set of communities

\(j\)

Waste disposal points

\(t\)

Set of trucks

\(p\)

Set of garbage types

\(d\)

Truck stop; d = 10

\({D}_{ij}\)

Distance from i toj (km)

\({F}_{t}^{c}\)

Fuel consumption rate of the truck t (Liters per km)

\({F}_{ij}^{r}\)

Increased fuel consumption rate when traveling from i to j

\({Q}_{ip}\)

Amount of waste type p that needs to be disposed of at point i (tons)

\({V}_{t}\)

Maximum loading capacity of the truck at t (tons)

\({C}_{jp}\)

Maximum capacity to dispose of garbage type p at waste disposal point j (tons)