Caracterización de residuos sólidos no peligrosos de generadores especiales en la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

The outdated data about nonhazardous solid waste in Special Generators of Cuenca has driven the Municipal Public Waste Company to carry out a physical study. This is with the support of the Environmental Engineering Faculty at Universidad de Cuenca. The objective is to obtain updated technical information of specific weight, composition and mechanisms of waste disposal. In this study is necessary know the nature of Special Generators according to its economic activity. National Classification of economic activities CIIU revision 4.0 by the INEC was used to get it. To update the specific weight, three daily samples were taken during three non-consecutive days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday or Tuesday; Thursday and Saturday in each place of study. The samples were placed in containers of 55 gallons and then its weight and volume were obtained. Samples of solid residues were obtained from the most representatives organizations according to the economic activity and with a manual classification until get a percent of each component. The results help to propose mechanisms of deviations, and be implement in the organizations to promote the reuse and recycling of potential recyclable materials and thus reduce the total amount of solid waste.