GENERATION RATES, COMPOSITION AND RECYCLING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN HAVANA, CUBA

Authors

  • Ma. del Carmen Espinosa Lloréns Unidad de Gestión de los Servicios Científico Técnicos-DECA. Dirección de I+D+i, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas, Ave. 25 y Calle 158, Playa, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Matilde López Torres Unidad de Gestión de los Servicios Científico Técnicos-DECA. Dirección de I+D+i, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas, Ave. 25 y Calle 158, Playa, La Habana, Cuba.
  • Susana Díaz Aguirre Facultad de Agroforestal, Departamento de Química, Universidad de P. del Río, Calle Martí, esq. a 27 de noviembre, Pinar del Río, Cuba.
  • Cira Lidia Isaac Godínez Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Departamento de Calidad, Universidad Agraria de La Habana, Carretera Tapaste y Autopista Nacional Km 23 ½ San José de Las Lajas., Mayabeque.
  • Edward McBean School of Engineering, University of Guelph. THRN Building, Room 2416. Guelph ON N1G 2W1, Canadá.
  • Natividad Ramírez Ramírez Departamento de Geomática e Hidráulica. División de Ingenierías. Campus Guanajuato. Universidad de Guanajuato. Juárez 79, Guanajuato, México.

Keywords:

management, recycling, municipal solid waste

Abstract

The municipal solid waste management (MSW) is an important worldwide challenge, with insufficient studies of its composition. This work objective was to establish the
generation rate, physical composition and recycling recovery of MSW in Havana residential areas. It was obtained that the average generation rate was 0.7 kg / person-d, similar to other cities in geographical area. To study the physical composition, the MSW were classified into 11 items and the organic waste represented the highest
percentage. Five components of MSW in Havana are promising for recycling activities, reaching the highest percentages of paper and cardboard. The presented results are a contribution to the study on the Integrated Management Plan of the MSW in Havana.

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Published

2019-12-17

How to Cite

Espinosa Lloréns , M. del C., López Torres, M., Díaz Aguirre, S., Isaac Godínez , C. L., McBean, E., & Ramírez Ramírez, N. (2019). GENERATION RATES, COMPOSITION AND RECYCLING OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IN HAVANA, CUBA. Centro Azúcar Journal, 46(5), 73–78. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/186

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 5 (2019): Edición Especial del 2019. Dedicada al VII Simposio Internacional de Química (SIQ´2019)

Section

Original Articles

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