Key parameters for waste collection systems defined and validated

Task 11 Specification and validation of key parameters for collection systems M1M4 Task leader BiPRO contributors PNO VTT VITO LDE ACR ZWEThis working step is related to the definition of parameters that shall be assessed and included in the inventory analysis of waste collection systems task 12 Table 6 includes a first matrix on what kind of information and parameters would be included in the inventory and is aligned with the objectives of WP2 and WP3 The eventual set of parameters upon which the waste collection systems are to be evaluated will be validated regarding their usefulness for decisionmakers via a participatory approach During the first regional working group regional and local authorities are consulted about their considerations in order to further specify and validate the criteria This step is highly important also to allow for the effective multiattribute comparison of the waste collection systems throughout the project According to the well accepted five basic principles of criteria selection suggested by Keeney and Raiffa the completeness operational ability decomposability nonredundancy and minimalism in number have to be ensured Criteria weighing methods will be applied to validate the importance of the key parameters and arrive at preliminary criteria weights ie order of criteria importance The criteria weights based on stakeholder input are also used in Task 13 in choosing the 12 case studies