Estudio piloto de un sistema de manejo de residuos plásticos en al menos dos barrios de la parroquia San José de Minas.

Abstract

This degree project is intended the small-scale recovery of post-consumer plastic waste in the parish of San José de Minas which is part of Quito. Due to difficult access, the solid waste collection system reaches few of the parish neighborhoods, which causes residents to look for alternatives to dispose of their waste. With this proposal it is hoped to take advantage of the plastic waste generated in the parish and avoid its bad disposal. For the development of this project, was necessary the support of: the parish local government, NGOs, neighborhood leaders, grassroots recyclers and the community. Information was collected through interviews with key actors and community surveys, activities that allowed estimating the production of plastic waste and learning about the community's behavior regarding the generation and disposal of its waste. Containers for plastic waste were located at strategic points in two selected neighborhoods of the parish and socialized with the community so that they learn how to separate their waste and how to deposit it in the containers. Mechanisms were created for waste transport and subsequent transformation. Based on the results obtained, a guide for the handling of plastic materials was developed.