Propuestas de manejo de desechos sólidos en el proceso de separación en la mancomunidad de Marbal

Abstract

The present investigative study was carried out in the Mancomunidad de Marbal belonging to the cantons of Marcabelí and Balsas in the province of El Oro, the main objective of the research is to evaluate the management of solid waste that is carried out in the community, also to establish proposals that help to improve the management of waste generated in the community. Through a bibliographic research, it was possible to identify that the community is the only one in the province of El Oro that has a municipal ordinance in which it is provided that the classification of organic and solid waste from homes be carried out, the sweep is It is carried out from Monday to Friday, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday organic waste is collected, while inorganic waste is collected on Tuesday and Thursday. In addition, the Mancomunidad has a waste classification plant located in the sector called El Caucho in the Marcabelí canton, the waste before being transferred to the sanitary landfill passes through the classification plant in which the waste is placed in a mechanized belt , in which workers are responsible for separating waste such as cardboard, paper, plastic, metals, glass, which are placed in carts or containers for subsequent packaging and weighing, after having the appropriate weight they are located in a specific storage area for subsequent sale to the Guayaquil company Cartopel, which is in charge of buying all the recycled materials that the community generates.