Propuesta de un programa de educación ambiental en manejo integral de residuos domiciliarios, para la cabecera parroquial de Guangopolo, cantón Quito, provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

Abstract: The research work was developed in the Guangopolo parish of the city of Quito, aiming to provide a proposal for an environmental education program in integral management of household solid waste. To meet the objective, the future population was calculated and to obtain the sample size, the equation was used for sample calculations in defined populations, surveys were applied to the inhabitants and a diagnosis of the current management of household solid waste was carried out. Once the information was obtained and tabulated in Microsoft Excel, the following population data was obtained: 63% stored waste in plastic bags, 85% did not carry out any type of waste segregation, 10% made crafts with recycled material and in environmental education 33% have had access to some type of information. With the data collected, a Management Guide for household solid waste and an Environmental Education Program on comprehensive management of household solid waste were prepared, where three strategic axes were addressed: Community competencies, citizen commitment and institutional commitment. Having a total cost of $45,000 dollars.