Reciclaje y reutilización de los desechos sólidos arrojados a la quebrada Cachiyacu ubicada en la parroquia de Salinas, cantón Ibarra, provincia de Imbabura

Abstract

The present study evaluated the production of handicrafts as an alternative to reuse the waste from the Cachiyacu creek, parroquia Salinas, canton Ibarra, provincia Imbabura (Ecuador) in 2016 and 2017. The research began with visits to the creek to see what kind of waste were present and surveys that assessed the environmental awareness of the population of the neighborhood of La Floresta, involved in the pollution of the creek. With the aforementioned residues, handicrafts were produced based on the author's own creativity and intuition, such as lamps, clocks, mirrors, candlesticks, decorative bottles and paintings, which were later sold to tourists. Through awareness talks the inhabitants of the parroquia learned to elaborate these handicrafts and to give other uses to the wastes we generate. The study concluded that much of the pollution is caused by the lack of environmental awareness programs that encourage the population's conservation culture