Impacto socioeconómico de recolección de desechos en la calidad de vida de recicladores del botadero de basura de El Guabo

Abstract

The following degree work was carried out in order to solve a serious problem that has been going on in a garbage dumb which is located in El Guabo city. This place has been used as a commercial sector by street vendors. This fact occurred because of mismanagement by the municipality of this city. There has not been good management and control of waste because the authorities have not designed plans, programs or projects in order to control this problematic. In addition, the local, provincial, and national authorities have been not generating many job places to benefit people who work around this place. They have not even been trying to improve their living conditions for years. Taking into account this serious problem, it was really necessary to focus on this research which was titled: Socioeconomic impact of waste collection based on the quality of life of the garbage recyclers in the garbage dump of El Guabo city. The socioeconomic impact is negative because it has been affecting the income, health, education, environment and working conditions of the recyclers. As a consequence, this activity does not allow them to improve their basic needs, so the risks are inevitable due to the exposure to waste which is highly toxic. Those people have been facing many obstacles such as lack of protection, lack of services, and illness. They only want to have access to basic services so that their families get a good life style. The sociological basis of this research is structuralism due to the fact that it is focused on the recyclers of the garbage dump of El Guabo city. They are not only independent actors who make individual decisions. They are the result of the social conditions in which they live. All these facts were evidenced taking into consideration the economic and its influence on the work environment which impacts the quality of life of the families who are living in marginality situations and as a result of this development and welfare has been stopped. In this research the methodology that was applied is called basic. It was applied because this research has been complemented with theoretical information from scientific journals. Also, some techniques and instruments such as interview, survey and observation guide. All these were used to get empirical results. On the other hand, the approach of this research was hypothetical deductive because it allowed to refute and validate the formulated hypotheses. In addition, taking into account the problems that were obtained from the diagnosis it was possible to detect that the income received were not enough and did not allow to satisfy the basic basket. Moreover, the exposure to risks and diseases are inevitable due to the little protection and safety when the recyclers carry out their economic activities which are related to recycling. The intervention proposal of this research is Awareness plan, training in protection and safety measures which are focused on recyclers in order to prevent risks and diseases. This research also has an operational plan and a schedule of activities with concrete actions that are developed to solve the current problem. In addition, it has a budget and assigned financing which allows it to be viable and feasible from the technical, economic, social and environmental dimensions.