Diseño de un sistema de contenerización en la zona urbana del cantón Guano

Abstract

The aim of the project was to design a containerization system in the urban area of Guano county through the study and analysis of urban solid waste in the area. First of all, field trip was planned in order to verify the condition of the roads in the county, their location and the amount of waste produced in each urban area of Guano. It was necessary to use the information provided by the Dirección de Ambiente y Riesgos regarding the environmental baseline and the per-capita production of waste in the county to create a projection for 2020, resulting a value of 0.504 kg. /inhabitant/day. In the same way, it was necessary to carry out the characterization of waste collected in one day with the following results: the highest generation index was for organic waste with (59.35%), followed by plastics (8.29%), sanitary waste (8.51%), paper and cardboard (6.64%). An amount of 36 containers with a capacity of 2400 liters was established for the urban area of the county, then it was necessary to establish the collection routes for 2 side-loading trucks and 1 washing truck. Finally, Leopold matrix was applied to assess both, negative and positive environmental impacts of the project. It was concluded that the implementation of a containerization system for Guano county would considerably benefit the population since it is highly efficient for the waste management and collection processes. Thus, it is recommended to implement the containerization system by the municipality of Guano county.