waste generation and its negative environmental impact is
a problem faced by every country. The goal of recycling
is to mitigate this negative impact. Behavior and residents’
participation in recycling programs depend on the quality of
provided collection service. Waste management and waste
collection is a vital subcomponent of Smart Environment, one
of the six basic Smart Cities characteristics according to [1].
Providers of collection services have limited financial,
human, material and other resources. Thus, to keep the level of
service as high as possible, the collection system must work
efficiently. Part of this efficiency may be contributed by the
use of optimized collection routes. The collection route
depends on the selected collection method. Different countries
implemented different recyclables collection methods.
Reference [2] defines bring collection method and curbside
collection method (British English – kerbside). In the bring
method, residents transport waste from their homes, whereas
in the curbside collection method waste is collected from their homes. Thus, the latter method needs to define the number and
the location of stops for the collection vehicle to follow on its
route. Bring and curbside methods are just two ends of
collection methods spectrum shown in Fig. 1