Pollution Research Paper

Vol. 36, Issue 3, 2017; Page No.(437-444)

DETERMINING APPROPRIATE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE OF SOLID WASTE RECYCLING SYSTEM IN ZAHEDAN BY SWOT METHOD

MOHAMMAD REZA NAROOIE, HAMED BIGLARI, REZA AMIRI, MEHDI SAEIDI, GHOLAMREZA EBRAHIMZADEH5, MOHAMMAD MOBINI, AHMAD REZA YARI, EHSAN ABOUEE MEHRIZI, MORTEZA AHAMADABADI AND MOHAMMAD MEHDI BANESHI

Abstract

Following the development of solid waste management law and the executive regulations of wastes, along the line of 20-year vision plan for the country and based on Article 50 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Waste Management Organization was established in Iran for the purpose of achieving the objectives of sustainable development. Therefore, (Deputy for Research and Education) of the Recycling Organization was selected as official responsible in order to determines strategy and plans for establishment and implementation of this organization. Basic strategy principles for waste in every city is determined by policy and planning in various management areas such as culture and education, storage system, material transport and disposal and particular cases such as lower production (minimization) and the important issue of (recycling in the production process from the source). This issues needs to be dealt with appropriate technology in all the cities. Despite efforts made in recent years in Zahedan, more than 40 million Rials is spent daily in order to transport 220 ton/day of waste materials. Considering the uncertainty of efficiency of the current strategy, it is obvious that applying an appropriate strategy can reduce a large portion of the costs across all the stages of solid waste management. This study aims to offer efficient strategies to improve solid waste recycling system in Zahedan based on the technical and economic conditions in the SWOT matrix (weaknesses, strengths, opportunities, threats). The results of this strategic analysis are presented in the following sections.

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