Commercial waste characterization in Mexicali, B.C.
In Mexicali during the last economic census of 2009 there were 20 330 trade economic units. It is estimated by commercial waste collectors that these establishments contribute with 22 % of urban solid waste generated in the city, however little is known about this type of waste. This paper presents...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/34915 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/rica/index.php/rica/article/view/34915 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | generation composition commercial waste commercial establishments generación composición residuos comerciales establecimientos comerciales |
| Sumario: | In Mexicali during the last economic census of 2009 there were 20 330 trade economic units. It is estimated by commercial waste collectors that these establishments contribute with 22 % of urban solid waste generated in the city, however little is known about this type of waste. This paper presents the results of a generation and characterization study of commercial waste in Mexicali city. To develop this research, a commercial waste collection route was selected and identified the different type of business that were involved, then a characterization study was conducted during five consecutive days in landfill site. The results shows that organic matter represents 36.8 %, recyclables like paper and cardboard, plastic waste, metals, glass, textiles, etc.,56.1 % paper and cardboard contributes with 15.5 % and low density polyethylene with 10.6 %. |
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