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ArticleSustainable cities and society2021

The use of a recurrent neural network model with separated time-series and lagged daily inputs for waste disposal rates modeling during COVID-19.

Hoang Lan Vu, Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, Amy Richter, Golam Kabir

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  5. Hospital waste generation during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic: a case study in Delhi.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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Hoang Lan VuEnvironmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.
Kelvin Tsun Wai NgEnvironmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.
Amy RichterEnvironmental Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, SK S4S 0A2, Canada.
Golam KabirIndustrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0A2, Canada.

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A new modeling framework is proposed to estimate mixed waste disposal rates in a Canadian capital city during the pandemic. Different Recurrent Neural Network models were developed using climatic, socioeconomic, and COVID-19 related daily variables with different input lag times and study periods. It is hypothesized that the use of distinct time series and lagged inputs may improve modeling accuracy. Considering the entire 7.5-year period from Jan 2013 to Sept 2020, multi-variate weekday models were sensitive with lag times in the testing stage. It appears that the selection of input variables is more important than waste model complexity. Models applying COVID-19 related inputs generally had better performance, with average MAPE of 10.1%. The optimized lag times are however similar between the periods, with slightly longer average lag for the COVID-19 at 5.3 days. Simpler models with least input variables appear to better simulate waste disposal rates, and both 'Temp-Hum' (Temperature-Humidity) and 'Temp-New Test' (Temperature-COVID new test case) models capture the general disposal trend well, with MAPE of 10.3% and 9.4%, respectively. The benefits of the use of separated time series inputs are more apparent during the COVID-19 period, with noticeable decrease in modeling error.

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COVID-19Lagged inputsRecurrent neural networkSolid waste managementTime series analysisWaste disposal behaviors

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