Evaluación de la eficacia del plan de gestión integral de residuos sólidos en el sur de la ciudad de Montería-Córdoba

Abstract

Evaluate the effectiveness and adequate applicability of the integral solid waste management plan in the south of the city of Montería Córdoba. Materials and methods. Two neighborhoods in the south of Montería (Colina Real and Furatena) were chosen with evident problems derived from the inadequate disposition of garbage. This two sectors, represented a total population of 1,200 inhabitants distributed in 653 people for Royal Hill and 547 for Furatena. The integral solid waste management plan - PGIRS was reviewed and surveys were applied as an instrument for collecting primary information, applying a snowball sampling. Results For the Furatenas and Colina real neighborhoods, there was a good acceptance of the collection processes with averages of 50-66% and transport with 40-95%. On the other hand, in both neighborhoods there was a bad execution of storage with percentages of 21-85% and final disposal of waste with 85-93%, the latter process being the one that should improve the most according to the inhabitants' consideration. The problem of storage in the Colina Real neighborhood presents a reduction with an average of 79% with respect to Furatena due to the knowledge of the population about the good disposal of waste in the home. In both neighborhoods, most of the inhabitants do not make separation at the source or do not do it properly. Although in Colina Real the municipality in collaboration with the company in charge of waste carries out environmental education campaigns established in the PGIRS to be executed in some neighborhoods of the municipality of montería. Conclusion. It was established that the integral solid waste management plan presents a good efficiency in terms of the processes of collection and transportation of the basic waste in the Furatena and Colina Real neighborhoods in the south of Montería, nevertheless it requires considerable improvements in storage and mainly in the final disposition established in specific points in the PGIRS. The separation at the source is an activity partially carried out in both neighborhoods as well as environmental education generating the need for greater municipal intervention. Keywords: solid waste; harvest; transport; storage; final disposition; separation at the source; environmental education.