Strategic Planning Management of Solid Waste in Zahedan City Using SWOT Method

Nowadays, with the advances of sciences and technologies, production and management of solid waste have been significantly transformed. Regarding the fact that in the present age, strategic management is considered as an effective step in attaining organizational successes and also realization of organizational objectives in long-term plans; therefore, in the preset study, the strategic planning management of solid waste in Zahedan City is investigated and presented.
In order to present the strategic planning management of the waste of Zahedan City, the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) and Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) were employed. In addition, the professional ideas of elites and experts were used.
Findings: The findings of the present study indicate that the most strategy with the highest score for realization of the organization's objective and achieving sustainable development in Zahedan City, the government's cooperation and support for allocation of credits is necessary. Providing the situation of attracting and participating private sectors, necessity of education and public acculturation, codifying production approaches and software sections and the lack of executing regulations and laws regarding management of the waste are among the effective strategies in improving solid waste management in Zahedan.
Discussion and Strategic priorities obtained from the study can take a significant step in the path of sustainable development for the realization of ecological objectives of management of the waste in Zahedan. On the other hand, municipalities and local organizations can execute and organize the required policies for reinforcing local innovations and Initiatives. Furthermore, families, industries and occupations, offices and providers of services working in the domain of waste are required to execute MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) management system