Propuesta de plan de manejo de los residuos sólidos generados en la UTPL

Abstract

The solid waste management should be visualized with the purpose of minimize their generation through process that use minor amount of raw material and an orderly segregation of waste. The purpose of this Plan for the solid waste management for the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, has the aim to awareness, reduce, recycle and reuse in the possible the more waste that are produced inside of this institution. One of the activities for this research work was made a diagnosis of the actual situation of the sector with the implementation of surveys, interviews and samplings in order to establish the reality about the waste management. According to the recollection of data was determined that the production per capita in the UTPL in 2014 was: 0.0067 kg/per/day in classrooms, 0.0379 kg/per/day in offices and 0.5891 kg/per/day in labs, with a waste production of 33.06 ton per year approximately. The composition of common solid waste is composed by the 47.94% organics, 25.94% paper, 7.49% cardboard, 10.47% plastic, 3.67% glass, 1.65% cans, 1.44% rubber, 0.88% polystyrene, 0.44% fine debris, 0.11% foil and 0.05% clay. The dangerous waste was produced 28.77 kg weekly. and the incompatible 3987.60 kg per year approximately. This purpose of solid waste provides many programs with sustainable alternatives for this same.