Plan de manejo de residuos sólidos en la parroquia Yaruquíes

Abstract

In Yaruquíes parish there are multiple complications regarding the issue of solid waste collection, due to, there is no quantification, storage, or classification of this waste, there is a lack of containers, there is the collection by means of garbage trucks, but their routes, schedules and corresponding frequencies are not regular. The objective of this work was to design a solid waste management plan in Yaruquíes parish, city of Riobamba, province of Chimborazo. For which the following steps were: collection and updating of data, georeferencing of key points for placement of containers, analysis of strategies and alternative solutions regarding existing solid waste in the parish and development of programs for the integrated management of waste solids. The following results were obtained: population growth for the next 5 years, urban characterization, per capita production, georeferencing of containers and 5 programs for the integrated management of solid waste in the parish, where it was determined that the parish of Yaruquíes presents a series of problems related to waste collection and final disposal issues, there is no classification of waste by the population, leading to low environmental awareness. In this context, it was concluded that Yaruquíes does not have a classification of solid waste from the source, so a solid waste management plan is proposed with container placement strategies, training on waste classification topics and inter-daily frequency of waste collection programs according to the needs of the parish.