Table 1.

Applications of AI models in associated waste management activities.

AI Models	Applications	Collection	Classification	Disposal
ANN	Impact on routes, optimized collection frequency, sorting and detection of waste materials, waste feature extraction, forecasting parameters for waste disposal system	10, 11	22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28	32, 33, 34, 35, 36
Genetic algorithms	Heat value predictions for disposal system, waste classification, waste generation and accumulation forecasts, and estimation of biogas generation, CO2 emissions predictions	12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18–21, 37	–	36
Other data mining techniques	Impact prediction from socio‐demographical attributes, waste generation, optimized resource allocation for waste handling	–	29, 30, 31	–