Diseño de un sistema de gestión integral para el manejo de residuos sólidos en el Mercado “La Merced”

Abstract

It designed a Management System for Solid Waste at “La Merced” Market located in the city of Riobamba. That is why; it established the cause-effect relationship, making an environmental assessment (Baseline) to determine the nature of the problema caused by the inadequate management of solid waste, through a simple randm sampling which allowed determining the number of simple to be tested. The information eas obtained within seven days of sampling, from the 16th – 22th March 2015 in wich the identification, characterization, quantification, of solid waste, and identification of negative environmental impacts was done to make proposals for alternatives to the Integrated Management of solid waste generated in this market. The results showed a moderate impact level of 55%, whit an average of solid waste 550.38 Kg/day, it was posible to identify the 85% of usable organic material, plastic 7%, paper 5%, cardboard 1% and 2% of other waste. The Per Capita Production (PPP) was calculated at 0.18 Kg/person/day. It concludes that the implementation of this research will improve some of the environmental problems caused by improped handling of waste. At the same time it recommends the implementation of the Integral Management of Solid Waste Manual at “La Merced” Market, wich will help to develop solutions to improve the quality of life of the population, promoting a proper environmental management of waste from its generation toward the final waste disposal.