Propuesta de plan de manejo de residuos sólidos generados en la parroquia Victoria del Portete, cantón Cuenca, provincia del Azuay, Ecuador

Abstract

Abstract: The present work contemplates the elaboration of a solid waste management plan for the parish of Victoria del Portete, Cuenca, province of Azuay, whose purpose is to contribute to improving the quality of life of its inhabitants and to the prevention of environmental contamination environment. For this, the evaluation of the current solid waste management system was carried out, through surveys of the inhabitants, interviews with workers and observation visits, where it was identified as a priority need to train the population on issues environmental, management and waste management. In addition, it is necessary to implement public containers at intersections with secondary streets, as the animals break the plastic sheaths and disperse the waste. In addition, a monitoring program was carried out, in which eight sampling days were carried out, which allowed the determination of a per capita generation rate of 0.21 kg / capita * day, with a solid waste composition with 30.86% of organic residues, 37.29% of inorganic residues and 31.85% of waste not available. The proposed plan is composed of four programs focused on environmental training, storage, use of organic waste and use of inorganic waste in the parish.