Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning

As global waste production grows, sustainable waste management (WM) has become an issue for modern societies. This paper explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), to improve waste management (WM) systems by enhancing automati...

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Main Authors: Son V.T. Dao, Tuan M. Le, Hieu M. Tran, Hung V. Pham, Minh T. Vu, Tuan Chu
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-01-01
Series:Watershed Ecology and the Environment
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Hieu M. Tran
Hung V. Pham
Minh T. Vu
Tuan Chu
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Hung V. Pham
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description As global waste production grows, sustainable waste management (WM) has become an issue for modern societies. This paper explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), to improve waste management (WM) systems by enhancing automation, classification accuracy, operational efficiency, and real-time decision-making. Current trends and potential future directions are identified with bibliometric and scientometric analysis, which assess methodologies and data in the field. By automating processes such as waste classification, sorting, and transportation, AI-driven models have the potential to optimize operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact. A comprehensive review of recent AI research in WM is presented, with a focus on their effectiveness, scalability, and limitations. Moreover, in the proposed framework, the data augmentation approach has been utilized to improve the model’s performance by increasing the amount of samples. Furthermore, the MobileNetV3 DL model is employed for feature extraction. Besides, the feature selection method − Harris Hawk Optimization (HHO) is also utilized to choose the best subset of features and reduce the irrelevant features. Then these selected features are fed into Machine Learning algorithms such as Decision Tree (DT), Logistic Regression (LR), and Random Forest (RF). In summary, this review highlights key case studies and research insights, offering a roadmap for future developments in AI-driven WM solutions.
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spelling doaj-art-9c77cebf86894cf6bc1566cb4c4e484b2025-08-20T03:56:04ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Watershed Ecology and the Environment2589-47142025-01-01735338210.1016/j.wsee.2025.07.001Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learningSon V.T. Dao0Tuan M. Le1Hieu M. Tran2Hung V. Pham3Minh T. Vu4Tuan Chu5Corresponding author.; School of Science, Engineering and Technology, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamSchool of Science, Engineering and Technology, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamSchool of Science, Engineering and Technology, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamSchool of Science, Engineering and Technology, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamSchool of Science, Engineering and Technology, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamSchool of Science, Engineering and Technology, RMIT University Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamAs global waste production grows, sustainable waste management (WM) has become an issue for modern societies. This paper explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL), to improve waste management (WM) systems by enhancing automation, classification accuracy, operational efficiency, and real-time decision-making. Current trends and potential future directions are identified with bibliometric and scientometric analysis, which assess methodologies and data in the field. By automating processes such as waste classification, sorting, and transportation, AI-driven models have the potential to optimize operational efficiency and reduce environmental impact. A comprehensive review of recent AI research in WM is presented, with a focus on their effectiveness, scalability, and limitations. Moreover, in the proposed framework, the data augmentation approach has been utilized to improve the model’s performance by increasing the amount of samples. Furthermore, the MobileNetV3 DL model is employed for feature extraction. Besides, the feature selection method − Harris Hawk Optimization (HHO) is also utilized to choose the best subset of features and reduce the irrelevant features. Then these selected features are fed into Machine Learning algorithms such as Decision Tree (DT), Logistic Regression (LR), and Random Forest (RF). In summary, this review highlights key case studies and research insights, offering a roadmap for future developments in AI-driven WM solutions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589471425000270Deep LearningWaste ManagementVehicle routing optimizationMachine learningArtificial Neural Network
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Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
Watershed Ecology and the Environment
Deep Learning
Waste Management
Vehicle routing optimization
Machine learning
Artificial Neural Network
title Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
title_full Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
title_fullStr Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
title_full_unstemmed Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
title_short Integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management: Insights from machine learning and deep learning
title_sort integrating artificial intelligence for sustainable waste management insights from machine learning and deep learning
topic Deep Learning
Waste Management
Vehicle routing optimization
Machine learning
Artificial Neural Network
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