Propuesta para el Manejo Integral de Residuos Sólidos Generados en el Mall de los Andes - Ambato. 2012

Abstract

The proposal for the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan was developed for the Mall de los Andes shopping center located in the Ambato canton in the province of Tungurahua. The characteristics of this project merit an analytical method, since it begins with the identification of each of the parts that characterize the existing problem, thus establishing the cause-effect relationship between the elements that make up the object of research; the information was obtained through research techniques such as observation, interviews and staff surveys, data collection in situ which allowed detailing the current state of solid waste management and from this to develop the Plan. The results obtained from the study indicate that per capita production is 0.49 kg/inhab/day, which is within the range of low-income countries, with a majority production of common waste, mostly disposable containers from the food court (76.60%). The Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan includes seven programs: preventive, corrective, and compensatory measures; public information, environmental education, and community relations; environmental signage; solid waste management; contingencies, maintenance, and safety; occupational health; and environmental monitoring. It is concluded that the Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan was formulated to implement practical and necessary measures to prevent, minimize, mitigate, and correct the positive and negative environmental impacts and effects that may result from the management of the solid waste generated. It is recommended that the environmental training described in the program and the implementation of waste sorting islands at strategic points in the Mall of the Andes be carried out to facilitate waste management within the facilities and proper final disposal.