Assessment of bio-medical waste disposal techniques using interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set based EDAS method

Abstract

AbstractSelecting an optimum technique for disposing of biomedical waste is a frequently observed obstacle in multi-attribute group decision-making (MAGDM) problems. The MAGDM is commonly applied to tackle decision-making states originated by obscurity and vagueness. The interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set is a novel variant of fuzzy sets. The main objective of this study is to introduce the interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft Einstein-ordered weighted and Einstein hybrid weighted aggregation operators. Based on developed aggregation operators, a novel decision-making approach, the Evaluation based on the Distance from the Average Solution introduced to solve the MAGDM problem. The execution of the proposed approach demonstrates the significant impact of determining the most effective strategy to handle biomedical waste. Our proposed approach's practicality is confirmed by a case study focusing on selecting the most effective technique for Biomedical Waste (BMW) treatment. This study shows that autoclaving is the most effective method for the disposal of BMW. Comparative and sensitivity analysis confirms the consistency and effectiveness of our methodology. The comparative study indicates the effects of the proposed strategy are more feasible and realistic than the prevailing techniques.