Urban Academy | Journal of Urban Culture and Management | Volume: 14 Issue:3, Fall 2021 www.kentakademisi.com Kent Akademisi | Kent Kültürü ve Yönetimi Dergisi | Cilt: 14 Sayı: 3, Güz 2021 Authors: Ş.İRDEMEZ, M.N.YILDIRIM, S.KUL, F.EKMEKYAPAR TORUN, Z.BİNGÜL Geographic Information System Supported Optimization of Erzurum-Palandöken Solid Waste Collection and Transport System 687 Journal of Urban Academy | Volume: 14 Issue: 3 | ISSN: 2146-9229 Article Info RESEARCH ARTICLE ARAŞTIRMA MAKALESİ Title of Article Geographic Information System Supported Optimization of Erzurum-Palandöken Solid Waste Collection and Transport System Corresponding Author Şahset İRDEMEZ Atatürk University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, sirdemez@atauni.edu.tr Received Date Accepted Date 11.06.2021 13.09.2021 DOI number https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.950617 Author / Authors Şahset İRDEMEZ Muhammet Nuri YILDIRIM Sinan KUL Fatma EKMEKYAPAR TORUN Züleyha BİNGÜL ORCID: 0000-0002-0205-4630 ORCID: 0000-0003-4104-0693 ORCID: 0000-0002-7824-756X ORCID: 0000-0002-2289-176X ORCID: 0000-0003-2472-9077 How to Cite İrdemez, Ş., Yıldırım, M. Y., Kul, S., Ekmekyapar Torun, F. and Bingül, Z. (2021). Erzurum-Palandöken Katı Atık Toplama ve Taşıma Sisteminin Coğrafi Bilgi Sistem Destekli Optimizasyonu, Kent Akademisi, Volume, 14 Issue 3, Pages, 687-704. Erzurum-Palandöken Katı Atık Toplama ve Taşıma Sisteminin Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi Destekli Optimizasyonu Şahset İRDEMEZ 1 Muhammet Nuri YILDIRIM 2 Sinan KUL 3 Fatma EKMEKYAPAR TORUN 4 Züleyha BİNGÜL 5 ABSTRACT: It is up to local governments to collect, transport and dispose of solid wastes. Since the amount of solid waste generated is increasing day by day, it is important to plan this process well and to ensure the lowest cost. In this study, the current collection / transportation system of domestic solid wastes produced within the borders of Palandöken district of Erzurum city center was examined; The solid waste collection vehicles were accompanied, the container locations were numbered, the collection routes were determined on the satellite map, and a data that could be analyzed was created. In the current system, route optimizations were made and ergonomic solutions were developed. By evaluating the quantities, characterizations and projections of the produced domestic solid wastes, it has been studied on systems with minimum cost for effective, efficient and regular collection and transportation. Thanks to the optimization studies carried out in the domestic solid waste collection and transportation system within the boundaries of the district, savings were achieved in the amount of travel, work force and time spent, and a decrease in annual costs was recorded. It is concluded that 18.56% savings can be made in the annual budget used in the current system. KEYWORDS: Solid waste management, collection and transport system, container, GIS, cost minimization. 1 Atatürk University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, sirdemez@atauni.edu.tr 2 Atatürk University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, yildirim252009@hotmail.com 3 Bayburt University, Applied Sciences Faculty, Department of Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, sinankul@bayburt.edu.tr 4 Atatürk University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, fyapar@atauni.edu.tr 5 Iğdır University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, zuleyha.bingul@igdir.edu.tr