Diseño de un sistema de gestión integral de residuos sólidos del Mercado La Unión, ciudad de Macas, cantón Morona, Provincia de Morona Santiago.

Abstract

The Design of a Solid Waste Intengral Management System of La Unión Market in Macas city, Morona canton, Morona Santiago province was carried out. This system was developed with 48 surveys in nine sections of different economic activities of formal and informal sellers and 23 homes next to the market; consequently, the collection and characterization of the waste generated from the source is made, of which are organic matter, plastic, paper, cardboard, glass, cans, cloth among others and finally a diagnosis of evaluation within the activities and materials and areas that count for solid waste management within the market. Determining with the cause-effect matrix, 74 negative impacts such as bad odors, vectors, leachates, waste storage and 16 positive impacts of which the most relevant are the generation of employment and control of the garbage dump, this last parameter in environmental factors as in the activity, has as judgment of equality with the negative impact for the reason that there is no control in all the requirements or functions for its operation in the final disposition of the garbage. To mitigate the negative impacts and to conciliate with the environment as well as with the health of the people involved in this activity, techniques for managing solid waste generated by the market were proposed, with socialization, campaigns, environmental education, training, proposals of signage such as labeling and maintenance of the place, trash cans and the collection center, for training, organization of good management of disposal and discipline of solid waste produced in the marketing area.