Propuesta de plan de gestión integral para los residuos sólidos generados en la cabecera cantonal de Marcabelí, provincia de El Oro

Abstract

Abstract:In Marcabelí, the separation of organic and inorganic waste is carried out, but there has not been continuity of the environmental education program that would raise awareness among the population to reduce generation and improve segregation at the source. The general objective was to design a plan of integral management of residential solid waste; specifically the waste management situation was determined and identified their composition, for this, randomly is selected homes in which is surveys they conducted socioeconomic and those in which the waste is sampled. The population perceives that it is fair the payment of the fee for garbage collection and is willing to participate in an environmental education campaign, the per capita generation of waste is 0,61 kg/habitant*day; 71,22% is organic fraction; 20,66% are disposed in the sanitary landfill and 8,12% are recovered for recycling. The integral solid waste management plan presented is based on the principles of prevention and sustainability, with special interest in the environmental education program. Keywords: environmental education, generation per capita, integral management, prevention, residential solid waste, segregation at source, sustainability.