Diseño, simulación y estudio de la factibilidad de implementar una máquina de reciclaje de botellas plásticas en la Escuela Politécnica Nacional.

Abstract

In the country, plastic bottles contribute to the environmental pollution when they are not adequately treated at end of their life cycle. It is important to sensitize the citizenship about this effect and seek different ways to recycle bottles, easing the collection of this material. The chain of integrated solid waste management involves a jump to economy that take advantage of waste to generate new production chains. Coordinated work between municipalities, private companies and citizens is essential for a correct waste management. In order to boost the implementation of the concept of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), this graduating project involves the design of a machine that not only store plastic bottles but also compact and package them, contributing to environmental pollution reduction and productive matrix change in Ecuador. This machine may be located in EPN in order to contribute to the fulfillment of the university commitment, which is established as a public university that guides its capabilities and efforts to serve the Ecuadorian society with international standards of excellence taking care of the environment.