Educación ambiental para el manejo de residuos sólidos en la parroquia Jimbilla, provincia Loja, Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: In the Jimbilla parish, Loja canton, the weak management of solid waste is a problem that affects the sector and one of the causes is the little knowledge and participation of the people. The objective of this work is to "Design a plan of activities of education for solid waste management in the Jimbilla parish . It became a diagnosis of the situation, information was collected through surveys to the residents of the area, responsible for the administration of hygiene, and visits from on-site observation. According to the perception of the inhabitants of Jimbilla, there is a bad waste management, but they do not perceive this situation as their own, they consider it a Waste of time handling solid waste. As second part of the work an environmental education activity plan was designed for the residents of the parish, which seeks to provide information for the improvement of the process collection, treatment and final disposal of solid waste, a strategy with which hopes to provide better conditions for waste management.