Diseño de un sistema de gestión integral de residuos sólidos en el barrio Chiriboga-Parroquia Lloa

Abstract

The management of solid waste in the large cities of the Latin American countries shows a problem of importance due to the generation volumes and the effects caused on the environment and in the health of the population. In the case of Lloa, the rural parish of the Metropolitan District of Quito, 40% of the residents have a non-hazardous solid waste collection service. The 136 (one hundred and thirty-six) residents of Chiriboga neighborhood, located in this parish, do not have this service; their waste is buried, burned and thrown into the Saloya River. It was determined, during the studies, that 70.75 kg / day of solid waste was generated by houses, businesses and an educational institution in the Chiriboga neighborhood. 75.4% belongs to organic waste, usable 15.1% and 9.5% unusable. This information served for the elaboration of a proposal for a comprehensive non-hazardous solid waste management system for this neighborhood. The components of the system focused on: polices, communication and awareness in addition to the technical component. The strategies in each of the management phases involved the identified actors, in order to obtain a participatory design according to the reality of the neighborhood.