Optimización de rutas de recolección de los residuos sólidos urbanos del centro cantonal Taisha en la Provincia de Morona Santiago

Abstract

This study aims to determine solid waste characterization in Taisha canton and a proper collection route system through ArcGIS software and AutoCAD. To delineate the proper path in the urban area it was used ArcGIS 10.5 through its worksheet ArcMap and tools like Network Datashape and Network Analyst, further, to be designed in AutoCAD. Furthermore, the method which was based the characterization study of solid waste, was the one used in Latin America and the Caribbean, the same one proposed by the doctor Kunitoshi Sakurai in 1982. As a result of the optimization of the collection route, the current one takes 357,33 minutes to walk for 21,53 kilometers; instead, the proposed route consists in 24,8 kilometers to complete in 406 minutes, considering that the main inconvenient in the current route resided in not flouting the direction of lanes, and thus may cause a car accident or be notified to the supervisory authorities. In the urban area was determined that the production per capita is 0,70 kilograms per inhabitant per day (kg/inhab/day). In conclusion, the waste component which most was produced in Taisha is the organic matter, being a total of 40,1 % compared to the other residues. In the new collection system, it was considered that 100% of the route would respect the direction of traffic regulations. It is recommended firstly to the Autonomous Decentralized Municipal Government (ADMG) to acquire a garbage collector, train the collection staff and especially protect health workers.