The potential of GIS for solving residential recyclables
collection routing problems was tested using the ArcGIS 10.1
software and its NA extension. Recyclables collection was
identified as a CARP with specific constraints. Since there
was no solver for arc routing problems in NA, a VRP solver
was used. The VRP solver was not designed with the intention
of being used for solving high density routing tasks such as
recyclables collection, which is why it produced anomalous
sequence of bins in its solutions. A method to overcome this
issue and to obtain an acceptable routing solution by the NA
VRP solver was developed.