In order to efficiently manage the solid waste collection system, detailed spatial information is needed. These
data involved the geographical background of the study area and the procedure of the waste collection process. The
data including location of the trucks, waste generation rate, type of waste bins, the road network and related traffic
were obtained from MBI. Base map of Ipoh was obtained from department of survey and mapping Malaysia
(JUPEM). Satellite images of Ipoh City were captured from the Google Earth.