Gestión Integral de Residuos Sólidos Domiciliarios de la Parroquia Llacao, Cantón Cuenca, Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: This Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan of the Llacao Parish, Canton Cuenca, Province of Azuay is considered as a technical tool that suggests improving the management of household waste during generation and disposal of the community. It is aspirated that this contributes to the local government of the parish, the Municipal Cleaning Company of EMAC Basin and the community. To know the current situation of the generation and management of waste, interviews were conducted with parish leaders, and surveys were also carried out and sampling of the waste generated in 300 homes in the different neighborhoods and center parochial. The waste was characterized according to its nature, prioritizing for the purposes of study those of domestic origin in organic and inorganic with their average weight per living place. According to the amount of waste generated and for its optimal use, proposes the application of the 5 Rs: recycle, reduce, reuse, recover and repair. It was determined that the average per capita generation rate is 0.56 kg/inhabitant/day. Based on these results obtained, the Solid Waste Management plan of the company was designed. Llacao Parish, made up of five programs: Environmental communication program, Waste segregation and storage program, Waste utilization program waste, Waste collection and transportation program and Health and safety program occupational, through which it is expected to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the parish.