Research on optimization of transportation routes for infectious medical waste.

ABSTRACT: During the pandemic, the amount of infectious medical waste has increased dramatically. Currently, the medical waste recycling process generally suffers from defects such as long distances, high costs, and a lack of emergency response mechanisms. This paper addresses the problem of medical waste collection and route optimization for regions with multiple vehicle types and stages. It comprehensively considers factors such as transportation costs, distance, vehicle allocation, and contamination risks during the collection and distribution of medical waste. The goal is to minimize transportation costs and risks, with constraints including uniqueness, connectivity between nodes, and vehicle load capacity. A segmented collection approach is used to model the medical waste collection process. An

SUBMITTER: Hao C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12469087 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature