SOLID WASTE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR TOURISM ACTIVITIES EVALUATION USING LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Teresa Margarita Cárdenas-Ferrer Secretaría General, Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas. Cuba Carretera a Camajuaní, Km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2054-3136
  • María Belén Muñoz Menéndez Departamento Educación Continua, Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, Vía San Mateo Parroquia Manta, Manabí, Ecuador. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5780-7049
  • Ronaldo Francisco Santos-Herrero Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Carretera a Camajuaní, km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-2084
  • Ana Margarita Contreras-Moya Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Carretera a Camajuaní, km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9374-9376
  • Elena R. Rosa Domínguez Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Carretera a Camajuaní, km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-0976
  • Karla Regla Rodríguez Marroqui Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA) de Ciego de Ávila. Joaquín de Agüero entre Maceo y Simón Reyes No 116, Ciego de Ávila. Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5178-8075
  • Alexander Durán Martínez Departamento de Licenciatura en Química, Facultad de Química y Farmacia. Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Carretera a Camajuaní, km 5 ½, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9331-0942

Keywords:

Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Solid Waste (SW)

Abstract

Introduction:
Tourist activity generates wastes that impact the environment. Among these, the classified as urban solid wastes occupy an important percentage. In coastal areas with tourist activity case, the integral management of wastes generated by human activity and natural phenomena, requires an efficient management system.
Objective:
To evaluate the impacts associated with current solid wastes management system generated in a tourist area, as well as treatment alternatives evaluation using Life Cycle Analysis.
Materials and Methods:
The Life Cycle Analysis using Eco indicator 99 and the landfill design using the Republic of Cuba´s regulations for solid waste dumping.
Results and Discussion:
The results of analysis demonstrate the environmental impacts reduction, the pollutant load reduction and the impacts associated with solid waste management. classification and reuse of materials in transfer plant, reduces the amount of waste to be disposed in the landfill, while generating economic gains.
Conclusions:
The tourist zone management system after implementing the alternatives, show a decrease in all impacts categories. Proposed management system economic calculations yielded earnings of $ 1 624 462.11 per year and a period of investment recovery of 0.35 years.

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2020-04-01

How to Cite

Cárdenas-Ferrer, T. M., Muñoz Menéndez, M. B., Santos-Herrero, R. F., Contreras-Moya, A. M., Rosa Domínguez, E. R., Rodríguez Marroqui, K. R., & Durán Martínez, A. (2020). SOLID WASTE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR TOURISM ACTIVITIES EVALUATION USING LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS. Centro Azúcar Journal, 47(2), 63–73. Retrieved from http://centroazucar.uclv.edu.cu/index.php/centro_azucar/article/view/200

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