Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Municipality of Chiapas, Mexico

Juan Antonio Araiza Aguilar; Juan Carlos Chávez Moreno; José Ariosto Moreno Pérez; María Neftalí Rojas-Valencia

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Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Municipality of Chiapas, Mexico

Juan Antonio Araiza Aguilar, Juan Carlos Chávez Moreno, José Ariosto Moreno Pérez, María Neftalí Rojas-Valencia

Published in Social Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 5)

Received: 5 September 2017 Accepted: 27 September 2017 Published: 30 October 2017

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This document provides a comprehensive review of the municipal solid waste management in the municipality of Villaflores, Chiapas, specifically the municipal seat and nearby towns. The main waste management problems were identified. Derived from the study, it was found that currently 0.707 kg/per capita day of solid waste are generated, equivalent to 59 tons/day, which are handled with limited equipment and personnel, leading to difficulties, specifically as regards final disposal. It was found that, despite the limited number and inferior characteristics of the existing collection vehicles, waste collection is moderately efficient (78%). Final disposal shows serious deficiencies, such as ruptures of cell geotextile liners, clogging of rainwater drain channel, neglected leachate evaporation pond, among others. To improve solid waste management at municipal level, the Department of Public Services in conjunction with the legal areas of the municipal council, and other external factors, such as academia and civil society organizations, should promote awareness strategies and waste separation at the source.

Published in	Social Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ss.20170605.12
Page(s)	133-140
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Collection, Disposal, Generation, Sub-Products

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Juan Antonio Araiza Aguilar, Juan Carlos Chávez Moreno, José Ariosto Moreno Pérez, María Neftalí Rojas-Valencia. Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Municipality of Chiapas, Mexico. Soc Sci. 2017;6(5):133-140. doi: 10.11648/j.ss.20170605.12

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Juan Antonio Araiza Aguilar

Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Institute of Geography, Mexico City, Mexico
Juan Carlos Chávez Moreno

School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Science and Arts of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexic
José Ariosto Moreno Pérez

School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Science and Arts of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexic
María Neftalí Rojas-Valencia

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Institute of Engineering, Environmental Engineering Coordination Mexico City, Mexico

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