Diagnóstico ambiental de la gestión de residuos peligrosos de las mecánicas, lavadoras y lubricadoras del cantón Ambato.

Abstract

The environmental diagnosis of dangerous waste was carried out in order to know the present situation quialitatively and quantitatively of the waste generated,management and final disposition of the same in compliance with enviromental legal regulations. The increase of the automotive place results in a greater demand for establishmentes dedicated to the repair and maintenance of vehicles and in the same magnitude increases the generation of dangerous waste. From a total of 355 automotive establishments, a a simple of 50 workshops was selected and a semi.structured interview was conducted base don the perception of users and current conditions in which their activities are carried out, the waste under study and legal applicable regulations. It was estimated and quantified an average collection by automotive establishment of 92 gallons of used oils, 18 used filters, 3 Kg of sadwust, 0,85 Kg of absorbent material, 3 Kg of trap grease and 29 Kg of trap sludge, monthly and according to the automotive park of 2016, a production of 1, 228,343 gallons of used oil/year. At the same time, the evaluation of the environmental legislation was carried out. As a final product, the management guide for dangerous wasted focused on the minimization of waste was carried out. Several strategies were designed focused on the owners and workers needs of the establishment for a correct decisión making which looks for the implementing environmental incentive proposal with people who have good operational practices despite the cultural difficulty involved can be eradicated under constant supervisión and a slow educational process accompanied by the extended responsability of the actors involved.