Propuesta de plan de gestión integral para residuos sólidos generados en la Comuna Miraflores, ubicada en la parroquia Iñaquito, Distrito Metropolitano de Quito

Abstract

This paper analyzes the management of the household solid waste in one of the Communities considered as rural in Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, a city that grows in an accelerated way and requires of solutions. Polls, interviews, meetings, field work and solid waste characterization was the applied. This data was the base determine per capita generation value and project the solid waste generation for the next 15 years. The per capita per day generation is 0.51 kg; the most generated waste is organic, followed by recyclable with 27% and waste 19%. There is a description of the actual solid waste management and some activities are proposed into a waste management plan, focused in reducing the solid waste for landfilling in 80%. This study can be replicated to be applied in the other District Communes to achieve the necessary awareness to initiate a change in waste management, from the initial phases starting with the appropriate classification.