Propuesta de Plan de Gestión de los residuos sólidos generados en la Unidad Educativa “Padre Eliseo Arias” y “Ovidio Decroly”, del Cantón Catamayo, Provincia de Loja

Abstract

The educational unit Padre Eliseo Arias Carrión and Ovidio Decroly both educational institutions, placed in the canton Catamayo of the city of Loja, do not have an appropriate site for the management of solid waste. For that reason, the current technical project was made with the objective of promoting a management plan for solid waste generated daily in the institution, in these institutions is evident the production of several wastes and its accumulation is daily. By means of information collection activities was verified that the educational unit Padre Eliseo Arias Carrión in the school year 2014 – 2015 a generation per capita of 0,014 Kg/hab/day, producing approximately 3,465 ton of wastes by year. The composition of common solid wastes is composed by 36, 06% of paper, 21, 20% of plastic, 17,75% of tetra pack, 6,50% of organic wastes, and the 1,46% of cupboard. With these results, the initiative to promote strategies, plans and training, sensitization and encouragement to the actors involved arises, taking decisions that are projected to promote processes of utilization of solid waste generated. The present proposes of plan for solid waste management gives some programs like sustainable alternatives for the use of solid waste.