GENERATION AND VARIABILITY OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE IN COMMUNITIES OF MEDIUM SIZE
This paper proposes a methodology for the evaluation of two basic parameters in the analysis and design of equipment in household waste management systems: the waste generation rate and its variability, characterized by peak generation factors. To effectively analyze the behavior of the population,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/43519 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/rica/index.php/rica/article/view/43519 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | household waste population generation rate peak factor separate collection residuos domésticos población tasa de generación factor punta recogida selectiva |
| Sumario: | This paper proposes a methodology for the evaluation of two basic parameters in the analysis and design of equipment in household waste management systems: the waste generation rate and its variability, characterized by peak generation factors. To effectively analyze the behavior of the population, it is proposed to calculate the per capita generation rate based on the total population responsible for generating waste (the long-term residents as well as seasonal population) in the municipality. Peak generation factors relate maximum and minimum values, during a given period of time (day, week, and month) with its equivalent average generation. To calculate them the extreme values must be excluded and the moving intervals throughout the year considered. With this methodology, the generation of household waste in 11 municipalities in a Spanish region from 2006-2009 was studied, considering the selectively collected (light packaging, paper/cardboard and glass) as well as the fraction of mixed waste. In the group of municipalities, a per capita generation rate of 403 kg/capita/year and the peak and minimum monthly generation factors of 1.22 and 0.86 were obtained for the global waste streams considered in the study. The importance of the seasonal population on the household waste management system of a municipality is highlighted in the results. This shows that neither the per capita generation rate, nor the peak generation factors, correlate directly with the size of long-term resident population. These findings highlight the impact of the seasonal population (e.g. tourism) in environmental management systems. Nevertheless, the cost is passed, almost always onto the long-term resident population of the municipality. |
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