Artificial Ants and Packaging Waste Recycling

Authors:
María Luisa Pérez-Delgado
Affiliations:
Universidad de Salamanca. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Zamora, Zamora, Spain C.P. 49022
Venue:
IWANN '09 Proceedings of the 10th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks: Part II: Distributed Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Soft Computing, and Ambient Assisted Living
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Recycling packaging waste requires the collection of the waste in an efficient way. We can either dispose of our packaging waste at local packaging collection places or use the recycling bins that are provided along the streets in some municipalities. These bins are emptied and cleaned out periodically by the municipality workers. This paper describes the application of artificial ants to define optimal paths to collect the bins. We consider the particular case of waste recycling in the province of Zamora, and we apply the method to a city called Benavente.