DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING CONSTRUCTION LEVEL IN OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PARK FOR ZERO-WASTE CITIES

To develop an assessment system for evaluating the construction level of municipal solid waste comprehensive treatment parks (MSWCTPs) in zero-waste cities, specific indicators were determined by Delphi method, and the weight of each indicator was calculated by analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and the evaluation index was quantified by five-point score system. This assessment system integrated three modules, i.e., the target, the criterion and the index. From the perspective of site selection, function, process, pollution control, management, etc., 25 evaluation criterias were identified and summarized into six groups, including site selection and layout of the park, treatment and disposal capacity, process route, pollution control technology, environmental management mechanism and measures for neighbor benefit harmony. The evaluation index was quantified and the weight of each index was assigned to assess the construction level of MSWCTPs. This system was then applied to four MSWCTPs in South China. The construction level scores of the four MSWCTPs were 3.36 (good), 2.12 (fair), 2.10 (fair), and 1.82 (poor), respectively.