Manual de buenas prácticas ambientales sobre desechos sólidos para la comunidad de San Isidro

Abstract

The management of plastic waste is a challenge for municipal governments, because it requires trained professionals, large amounts of budgetary resources and a sustainable management plan. However, for the correct treatment of plastic waste, from generation to final disposal, it can be done through a solid waste management plan. At the level of Latin America, there are very few countries that undertake efficient solid waste management programs, despite the fact that they have environmental regulations and policies, it should be noted that, In our country, only 24% of the GADs have undertaken diversification methods at the origin, 26% in organic waste recovery processes and 32% carrying out differentiated waste collection in hospitals. The garbage that is generated is exposed on the road and sidewalks until the collection car passes through the sector, This is how negative repercussions are generated to the environment and the inhabitants of the place under study. The present investigation was carried out in the Pasaje canton, San Isidro citadel, where there are problems about the visual contamination of plastic waste that has lasted for a long time in the sector, the waste is generated by the elimination of the inhabitants through the activities and which in turn are deposited in unsuitable places, such as sidewalks or public roads. However, the autonomous municipal governments have the objective of safeguarding the conditions according to the management of solid waste through the area of environmental management, which is in charge of the collection and final disposal, in addition, it is necessary to recognize that the community lacks a environmental culture, so that the elaboration of a manual of good environmental practices on plastic waste, is a tool that will allow to solve the adequate handling of the practices that are developed in the daily life of the inhabitants, with the purpose of minimizing the negative impacts environment around the study area, taking into consideration the needs of the inhabitants of the San Isidro citadel to have guidance for the proper treatment of plastic waste and consequently develop their daily activities in a healthy environment as established by the plan of good living, in the constitution of the republic of Ecuador, as The fundamental purpose of the investigation is to collect the pertinent information, receiving the criteria and observations through surveys that allow providing the knowledge for the execution of susceptible activities that generate impact or affectation in their environment. The research focuses on a subjective and objective methodology based on bibliographic information, documents, magazines and scientific articles about the management of plastic waste, in addition to an analysis of the technical, economic, environmental and social dimension, determines a current situation on the management of plastic waste to establish environmental strategies that allow opting for sustainable living conditions. It is concluded that this manual of good environmental practices on plastic waste leads to control and correction of the main environmental impacts generated in the different activities, therefore, it is recommended that the Decentralized Autonomous Government of Pasaje implement the proposed manual divorce to manage and take advantage of them. properly. The lines of action established in the plan will serve as a reference to be implemented in any community.