Obtención de densidades aparentes de los componentes de mayor generación dentro de los residuos sólidos municipales en la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

The present project finds to solve one of the most important problems in the characterization of the municipal solid waste (MSW) by the photogrammetry method, the density lack, and, weight units able to apply in the characterization zone. The collection and processing of municipal solid waste is a complex process that requires lots of basic information with which to start the design process. This information is obtained by means of the characterization of the MSW.

In the actuality the public cleaning company in Cuenca (Empresa Municipal de Aseo de Cuenca, EMAC- EP), make their characterization in a manual way, where staff separatesthewasteintothepreviouslyselectedcategories. This technique, however, has the potential to cause injury and illness to personnel performing this characterization, because the types of materials that will bepresent as well as their physicalchemical and biological characteristics are ignored.

To resist this problem the characterization skill has been developed by photogrammetry. This technique relies on the use of ortho photos in high definition, and requires precise knowledge of unit weights and high densities of materials present in MSW disposed in this city. This technique minimizes the direct contact with the waste to analyze the photographs in the comfort of an office.

The information obtained will be presented in a table of apparent densities and / or unit weights. This information will be contrasted with data from the academic literature after a full literature review.