Urban waste management
Introduction
urban solid waste (MSW) or domestic garbage or domestic solid waste is that waste, garbage or waste that is generated in urban centers or in their areas of influence. It includes a large amount of materials, from food scraps to packaging of products used in the home. Discarded electrical or electronic devices, clothing, batteries, accumulators and furniture, as well as waste and debris from construction and home repair works, are also considered urban waste. At a global level, waste generated in the home represents the highest percentage of waste generated by different human activities. It is estimated that each inhabitant of the Earth produces an average of one kg of urban waste every day. [1].
A fraction of the total household waste generated continues its course to a landfill "Landfill (garbage)"), while the other continues towards recycling.[2][3].
Urban solid waste does not include waste classified as hazardous, although it could be produced in the above places or activities.[4].
Classification of urban solid waste
Municipal solid waste is mainly divided into organic and inorganic:.
These wastes can also be classified into:
They can also be classified by type, something especially useful for separating waste at source:.
Urban solid waste management
Contenido
La gestión de los residuos sólidos urbanos comprende tanto aspectos organizativos como aspectos operativos que tienen como fin proteger el ambiente, la salud y la calidad de vida de la población. La gestión se inicia con la generación, en la cual se deben tener en cuenta los principios de minimización en la producción de los mismos (teniendo en cuenta que los residuos generados son proporcionales al nivel desarrollado), recolección, transporte, transferencia, tratamiento y disposición final de los mismos de una forma segura, tanto para el personal que labora en dicha actividad, como para la población, sin causar impactos negativos al medio ambiente, con los mínimos costos, respetando las normas legales nacionales y los convenios internacionales.[8].