A Fuzzy Mathematical Model of the Likelihood of a State to Participate in a Recycling Program

Abstract

Recycling in each of the states of the United States depends upon a variety of factors for each state. This paper analyzes the likelihood of twelve different states to participate in recycling programs based upon public knowledge, governmental support, and public opinion. (Key Words: Recycling; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Guiasu method; Yen method; Dempster-Schaeffer method; Set-Valued Statistical method; fuzzy preference modeling)