Introduction: Today, the growth of the urban population and the development of urbanization, along with the change in lifestyle and consumerism, have caused an increase in the amount of production waste in urban communities and the emergence of various types of pollution in cities. The city of Tehran is no exception and it is necessary to improve the city's waste management. In this regard, it seems that many factors are involved and some of them have a more key economic role. Integrated Waste Management (IWM) is a system that manages waste flows, waste collection, and waste processing and disposal methods in interaction with each other, in such a way that desirable environmental, economic, and social goals are achieved in a specific area. According to the Tehran Municipality's Materials Recycling Organization, the economic value of organic waste in Tehran, which constitutes about 70 percent of it, is estimated to be equivalent to $250 million per year. Therefore, improving the efficiency of the collection system will mean environmental development, improving the urban landscape, and saving economic resources.
Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the drivers of urban waste management in Tehran.
materials: The present research is applied in terms of its purpose and exploratory in terms of the nature of the subject. In fact, specific methods have been used in each stage of the research according to the objectives. Due to the exploratory nature of the research (using a futures research approach), the present research has been structured in the form of three questions The required data and information were collected through a documentary and field library (questionnaire). The statistical population of the research is experts familiar with the subject of urban waste management and the city of Tehran, who were sampled using the snowball method and purposefully due to their unknown number And they have been used as a statistical sample of the research. For data analysis, structural-interpretive modeling (ISM) has been used, for scenario writing, Scenario Wizard software, and for strategy formulation, SWOT model has been used.
Findings: In this regard, the results of the research indicate that among the 43 initial factors, 20 factors have obtained a coefficient (CVR) above 0.75 to be considered the final factors of this research, among which are research factors and Management expertise and efficiency with penetration rate 18 had the most impact and protection of natural resources and environmental hazards with penetration rate 1 had the least impact.
Conclusion: the Economic factors of financial resources and budget, advanced technology, research, comprehensive plan of waste management, management and specialization of management and foresight), have a high priority over other factors to improve waste management and in fact the key to improving waste management is improvement. These are the factors.
Diversifying the financial and revenue sources of the waste management system; improving the mechanism for accurate data recording and dissemination of waste flow information; eliminating the adverse social, security, and environmental impacts of the process of collecting and transporting municipal waste; developing the use of tools and systems And modern knowledge of recording and disseminating data and information; strengthening the role of the waste management organization in the municipal waste management system; improving the efficiency of processing and composting lines at the waste disposal site are key factors.