Plan de educación ambiental para el manejo de residuos sólidos en la parroquia la Esperanza en el cantón Pedro Moncayo, provincia de Pichincha

Abstract

The purpose of this plan is to contribute to an improvement in the quality of life of the community of La Esperanza, in the province of Pichincha, focusing on the community to reinforce their knowledge related to the environment, to develop good environmental practices, linking their participation in activities to minimize the generation of waste. The environmental perception and management of waste management was diagnosed through surveys, which was based on three themes: waste disposal, waste management, product consumption and waste generation. In the results it was found that the consumption of products and generation of waste is where there is greater deficiency, before these were talks on environmental education, solid waste management, consequences and the problem of excessive generation, the 3Rs, talks about a society focused on the reduction and reuse, after the implementation of activities, 83.9% of respondents agree to have known techniques and methods to care for the environment, 71% agree on the reduction of waste avoiding the purchase of packaging.