Diseño de un Modelo de Reciclaje Inclusivo para la Comunidad Politécnica del Campus “J. Rubén Orellana” de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Abstract

The present degree project includes the elaboration of a diagnosis on non-hazardous solid waste management at the José Rubén Orellana campus and a proposal for the handling of recyclable waste that includes the work of waste pickers. This was done through the identification of key actors, survey of perception to students, teachers and administrative and characterization of domestic solid waste and assimilated to domestic in thirteen buildings and fifteen ecological points. After the diagnosis, an Inclusive Recycling Model was proposed based on the available resources and the possibility of optimizing the existing ones. Usable waste considered for this model were those valued by recycling industries in the city of Quito, this is paper, cardboard, tetrapak, metal, glass and plastic, in relation to plastic three types such as: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), Polyethylene high density (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE). The model seeks to make visible, dignify and recognize the work of waste pickers, linking them in the University formal waste management system.