"Evaluación del uso y disposición final de aceite vegetal residual generado en locales de comida para la obtención de jabón en la Ciudad de Riobamba "

Abstract

The food stores located in the city of Riobamba generated a greater consumption of AVR, causing significant problems to the environment, which includes water, soil, and air, since these locals do not have adequate final disposal of this waste, which is why the need to be able to reuse this waste has been seen. This research aimed to evaluate the use and final disposal of residual vegetable oil generated in food establishments to obtain soap in the city of Riobamba. The methodology implemented was causal explanatory, with a mixed approach. Also, a transactional non- experimental design was considered because the variables were not manipulated during the process, and the data was collected in a single moment. The city of Riobamba has 332 food stores, in which a discretionary non-probabilistic sampling was selected; the subset to study was 43 stores; therefore, only those that generate more than 20 litres per week and have inadequate final disposal since they are discarded directly to the garbage containers. The information collection was applied through a survey directed primarily to the representatives of food establishments and restaurants. The methodology mentioned earlier made it possible to determine that the AVR has the appropriate parameters of the INEN standard for producing soap after having carried out some processes, such as heating and filtration. It is concluded that the management that exists on the AVR that is generated in the city of Riobamba was evaluated, in which it was determined that there are no adequate controls by the Municipal GAD of the city in the premises that generate this waste, without However, the AVR can be reused for various alternatives.