SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL IN THE FACULTY OF MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES. UTM.

Investigation article

Abstract

The main producer of solid waste (organic and inorganic) is man. In this context, a vision of social and institutional responsibility in the management of these wastes is necessary, because the subject is of global interest (Vergara Villamizar & Castillo Payares, 2020). Institutions are called upon to promote awareness and management of such waste. The research work was carried out at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry of the Technical University of Manabí and established the objective of developing a proposal for solid waste management based on ISO 14001:2015, in order to classify and collect data on the management of organic (food waste) and inorganic (plastics, paper, glass, metals) solid waste generated by the area of study. The ISO standard used presented four stages following the standard guidelines: planning, operation, evaluation and performance, this is necessary for its intention to promote continuous improvement in the environmental quality of their treatment and increase the performance of the environmental management system within the Faculty. Data collection techniques were used as instruments, such as: field observation, surveys and interviews that were carried out with those who are part of the faculty. Finally, it was proved that the problem was caused by the lack of awareness and little ecological culture on the part of an important fraction of students, teachers and administrative staff. Once the waste generated and its causes were identified, it was concluded that the implementation of the proposal is of vital importance for the mathematics faculty, since it is currently immersed in an ecological problem, which directly affects the environment and the daily work of the university community.

Keywords: waste, organic, inorganic, ISO 14001:2015, management systems.