Estrategia para la gestión de residuos sólidos urbanos en la Comunidad de Paquiestancia - cantón Cayambe

Abstract

The proposal of the present investigation was to establish a strategy for waste management in the community of Paquiestancia. In order to achieve the objectives set, a baseline was created in order to learn about the current situation of the generated waste, through surveys and interviews. Being a participatory research project, working with the community was a key factor. For the waste generation values, the CEPIS (Sakurai, 2000) method was used, where the sector with the highest waste production was the household with a PPC of 0.183 kg/hab.day generating around 153 kg/day of waste. Of these, 69% was organic matter, so the best alternative would be to compost, not only because this waste is compostable but because of the characteristics of the area. Being agricultural and livestock, the compost could be used for their crops, becoming an environmentally responsible proposal. In addition, the characteristics presented by waste with respect to its physical, chemical and biological properties, would allow waste to be used as raw material for composting, using additional materials such as manure or crop residues that can be obtained from both their animals as of your crops. However, inorganic waste should be separated from the source in such a way that it can be revalued, generating economic benefits for people in the community.