“Nivel de conocimiento, prácticas y actitudes sobre el manejo de residuos sólidos, de los habitantes del barrio terrón colorado, comuna 1 de Cali”

Abstract

The management of solid waste has become a true social problem among the inhabitants of the Terrón Colorado neighborhood, it is not enough for the control entities to solve it or settle for thinking that collection is sufficient. It was necessary to join forces in order to permanently sensitize good practices and attitudes that would contribute to knowledge in the proper management of solid waste generated from homes. The purpose of this research was, To determine the level of knowledge, practices and attitudes about solid waste management, that the inhabitants of the Terrón Colorado neighborhood have, commune 1 in Santiago de Cali, motivating the culture of recycling and directly involving the local leaders, as main actors in the execution of the environmental agenda of the commune 1. In the development ware made interviews that decline in environmental culture related to the dynamics of the environment around us and also the lack of values that determine the behaviors that citizens must assume in the management of solid waste. The work also describes the strategies to be followed by the community, regarding strengthening a citizen culture that improves the behavior of each individual, in the attitude of the newspaper live on solid waste in the Terrón Colorado neighborhood. In conclusion, there is low knowledge in the community of Terrón Colorado neighborhood in the proper management of solid waste.