Plan de mejoramiento para el manejo de desechos sólidos de la ciudad de Puerto Quito, ubicada en el Cantón Puerto Quito, Provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

The management of solid waste in the city of Puerto Quito is carried out by the Environmental Management Direction, Hygiene and Tourism of the GAD of Puerto Quito. The process performs the differentiated collection of organic and inorganic residues; The waste is transported and deposited in an emerging cell located 35 minutes from the city. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the service and the satisfaction of the users, an evaluation of the management system was carried out through interviews and observation visits, two of the main problems identified were that the waste is collected differently in organic and inorganic, however the deposits Indiscriminately in an emerging cell that has already reached its useful life and is about to collapse. In addition, the characterization of the solid waste generated in the canton was carried out, determining a per capita generation rate of 0,61 kg/hab/day, and a composition that records that 74% residues are organic and 26% inorganic. According to the information collected, the proposal for the management of solid waste from the city of Puerto Quito was formulated