Propuesta de un plan de gestión integral de residuos sólidos generados en la cabecera cantonal Zumba, cantón Chinchipe, provincia de Zamora Chinchipe

Abstract

The present research proposes to evaluate and elaborate a solid waste management plan for the urban area of the Zumba parish, to contribute to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants through the proper management of solid waste. To carry out the plan, a diagnosis was made of the current waste management system with the objective of determining the current problems, through interviews, citizen surveys; The field work resulted in a per capita generation of 0.58kg / inhab * day. Likewise, the characterization of solid wastes was performed to understand its generation, establish its respective composition and define the lines of action. As for the composition, it was obtained that 81.10% of domestic common waste corresponds to organic waste, 7.18% to plastics, 1.58% to paper, 1.48% to cardboard, 0.95% To cans, 1.37 to fabrics, 1.69 to glass, 2.53 to useless and 2.11 to other materials. With the results obtained was established the integral management plan for solid waste, which includes 4 programs to solve problems associated with the generation of solid waste.