Acciones educativas para el manejo en residuos sólidos dirigido a estudiantes del Instituto Superior Tecnológico Libertad, ubicado en la zona urbana del centro norte de la ciudad de Quito, provincia de Pichincha.

Abstract

The project was carried out with the students of the Instituto Superior Tecnológico Libertad of the city of Quito, the knowledge and practices they have on the generation and disposal of solid waste were evaluated, followed by a characterization of solid waste produced at the Institute's facilities. In the results it was determined that there is little knowledge on impacts that causes a bad classification of solid waste; in addition to the lack of infrastructure (garbage cans, covers, etc.) in the institute. In the characterization of waste, a high percentage of generation of plastic waste was found (36%), and hygienic (35%). With these evidences, and as part of this project, educational actions were designed and applied to establish good practices in solid waste management. These actions were based on the implementation of garbage cans, covers, signs, etc., and talks in different classrooms with themes of environmental awareness and the importance of recycling. With these actions, through an evaluation, a significant change was evident by the students in the way of classifying their waste, which should be measured and reinforced in the future.