Modeling integrated sustainable waste management systems by fuzzy cognitive maps and the system of systems concept

This paper describes the problems relating to the complexity of modern waste management systems. We present a new approach to selecting a better waste management solution. For a large and complex system it is extremely difficult to describe the entire system by a precise mathematical model. Therefore, we propose the use of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM), its combination with the Bacterial Evolutionary Algorithm (BEA) and the system of systems approach to support the planning and decision making process of integrated systems