MUNICIPAL WASTE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY MODEL

Abstract

Globally, especially in the large cities of each country, the generation of household solid waste represents an indicator of management to preserve the environment, this is due to the high volumes of waste that are generated daily. The objective was to evaluate municipal waste in the management of local development under the circular economy model using primary and secondary sources of information, the study was conducted in the northern area of the province of Los Rios, and the variables of responses according to the level of economic income, category of waste (organic, recoverable and non-recoverable). The results indicate that the high medium and low-income level generates 2.92, 2.49 and 2.21 kg/inhab*day, the organic waste category is the most representative in all strata and localities, followed by paper and cardboard, plastic, glass, and construction waste. Finally, the daily generation of solid waste is influenced by the income level of the population and tends to increase related to the economic income provided by households; the higher the income, the higher the consumption and therefore the greater the generation of waste.