THEME

Strengthening Environmental Culture in the Basic Institute

Cooperative In The Municipality Of San Francisco Zapotitlán, Suchitepéquez.

Functionality in the Environmental Education application, Government Agreement No.

189-2017 at the Basic Cooperative Institute in the municipality of San Francisco
Zapotitlán, Suchitepéquez.

Problem Statement

In the El Rosario Colony of the municipality of San Francisco Zapotitlán, department

The San Francisco Cooperative Basic Institute is located in Suchitepéquez.
that has a population of 280 students aged between
from 11 to 16 years of age. In that educational institution, 12 teachers work.
under the administration of a Director who coordinates all activities within the
same.

The study day at the Institute of the Urban area of the municipality of San
Francisco is understood from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. During the
observation that was made within the educational institution, we realized
of the disorder in the classification of waste known as trash, in turn
we found a green area without maintenance where trees could be planted
with the purpose of creating recreational areas for students, which would create a
healthy environment for them.

The high generation of solid waste commonly referred to as garbage and its
inadequate management is one of the major environmental and health problems, the
which have increased in recent years due to the rise of the
population and the patterns of production and consumption of the inhabitants of the municipality.

Solid waste has existed since the dawn of humanity, as a consequence

of human activities. One of the easiest ways that man found
to get rid of their products, they were throwing those waste in a place
determined or anywhere lacking proper waste management
generated.

The environmental circumstances we are currently witnessing lead us to initiate,

forcibly, multiple investigations in all fields of the environment
environment, with the aim of finding sustainable solutions to each of the
environmental problems that arise within the municipality in question.
In this way, it is our responsibility as researcher subjects to create or
design strategies that allow us to adequately control our environment.
Finally, while taking a tour inside the educational center located in the
urban area of the aforementioned municipality, a discussion was held with the director about

the culture in solid waste management, the students are aware that
The litter inside the classrooms affects the natural environment, causing pollution.
environmental and serious damage to human health, this influences in one way or another
another way in the student community of the same, therefore it is necessary the
implementation in an appropriate manner and allows contributing to the subject
ecological, and thus be able to educate the educational community about the damage it causes

pollution within the student environment.

Definition of the Problem

In this regard, the present research will aim to answer the following
questions:

What usefulness do the solid waste generated by the establishment have?

educational?
What effects does it have on the health of the student population?
Does the educational center have garbage collection services or a train?
of cleaning?
 Justification

We are aware of the level of pollution that the populations have and to
the diseases we are exposed to daily, these are some reasons that
they encouraged to carry out the presentresearch, in order to find

solutionssuitable for environmental pollution such as prevention and how

act before this problem.

Through theworkin the countryside, awareness will be raised among the inhabitants about the ways
and techniqueswhat one should use to protect oneself from environmental pollution,
it will also serve as academic help to future researchers on the
the pollution problem that threatens that region.

Currently, we live in a world that is very polluted for various reasons, but
one of the most outstanding is the poor management of solid waste, or well
said another way the complex problem of waste. As humans we do not
we have the good custom or culture of ensuring the handling that is given to the
trash that contaminates the environment; seeing such a situation as normal and not
give the importance that the topic requires and less contribute to the planet in the use
moderate the resources available and therefore to the solution of that problem.
For this reason, it is necessary to instill in our children and students the
good habits and customs so that from a young age they can be created
awareness primarily of responsibility and commitment to care for and maintain the
trash-free planet; therefore healthy, clean, pleasant, and more harmonious,
therefore less polluted; moreover, to show the benefits that it
it can provide you with the tools to manage them efficiently and adequately in daily life and in

any environment in which it develops.

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

STRENGTHENING IN ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE AT THE INSTITUTE

BASIC COOPERATIVE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
ZAPOTITLÁN, SUCHITEPÉQUEZ.

What is the environment?

The environment is the set of physical components,
external chemical and biological agents with which living beings interact.
the human being encompasses the set of natural, social, and cultural factors
existing in a specific place and moment, that influence their life and
they will affect future generations. That is to say, it is not just about the space in which
life is developed, but also includes living beings, objects, water, soil,
air and the relationships between them, as well as intangible elements such as some
of the cultures
Concept of the environment
In the General Theory of Systems, an environment is a complex of external factors.
that act on a system and determine its course and its way of existence. A
environment could be considered as a superset in which the given system is
a subset. It can consist of one or more parameters, physical or otherwise.
nature.

These external factors are:

Physical medium: Physical Geography, Geology, climate, pollution.

Biological medium:
Human population: Demographics.
Flora: source of food or producers.
Fauna: primary consumers, secondary consumers, etc.
Socioeconomic status:
Occupational work or job: exposure to chemical and physical agents.
Urbanization or the cultural development of each family
Disasters: wars, floods (precipitation).

Main factors
Currently, there are high levels ofpollutioncaused by theman.
But it is not only this that pollutes, but there are also natural factors that, thus
While they can benefit, they can also harm the environment. Some of these are:

Living organisms
Animals ofgrazinghow cattle are beneficial for vegetation. Their
fecesthey paythe earth. The goats, with their hooves and their way of obtaining their
fooderode,they adversely affect the earth.

Relieve
There arerelievesbeneficial (like the mountains full oftrees)and harmful,
like thevolcanoes,that can affect the land either byashor for risk of
magmatic explosion.
Any irregularity that occurs on the earth's surface forms the relief. Therefore,
can lead to both elevations and depressions in the ground. The relief
The current state of the Earth is the result of a long process. According to thetheoryof thetectonics
of plates,thelithosphereis divided into varioustectonic platesthat move
slowly, which causes the earth's surface to be in continuous change
(theory of continental drift).A high relief causes clouds and wind not to
pass, causing the affected side to become more arid.

Deforestation
It is a factor that greatly affects theearthwhy the trees and plants
they take a long time to grow back and are important elements for the environment
environment. This is rarely combat through reforestation.
Overforestation
This extreme is also detrimental to the environment, as too muchvegetationabsorbs
all the minerals on the surface where it is found. In this way, the soil becomes
It is left without sufficient minerals for its own development. One way to avoid
this consists of using theCrop rotationsuitable for the area.
Wildfires
It is a type of deforestation with massive and lasting adverse effects on the
land. The land that has been exposed to awildfireit takes hundreds of
years to be usable again.

What is environmental culture

Environmental culture is the way humans relate to the

environment, and to understand it one must start with the study of the
values; these, in turn, determine beliefs and attitudes and, finally, all
they are elements that give meaning to environmental behavior.

What Does Environmental Culture Imply?

Nurturing the spirit of curiosity, creativity, sensitivity, innate affiliation and
interest in what surrounds us.
Teach good habits towards the preservation of the environment and its resources.
Transmit conservation concepts and messages aimed at participation.
active, aware, and responsible of the person.
Establish a healthy and respectful contact with nature "You nature give me
and I, as a person, repay you
Weave coherently traditional knowledge, ancestral practices and the
ideals.
In this context, the interaction that exists between the person and their environment is at

through EDUCATION.
An EDUCATION TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE could be said to cross
four stages:

Adaptation and knowledge of their environment

Participation
Creative construction
Constructive transformation

What is the Importance of Environmental Culture?

Today when the world needs greater human attention for management
and attention to its resources, requires the educational community to become aware and
prepare in the face of various factors that lead to environmental improvement, to the
rationalization and preservation of natural resources, to physical conservation and
mental health of individuals, to enjoy a healthy and pleasant environment that facilitates the
processes of coexistence and to think about a possible solution to management and

reuse of waste, the rational management of water, and in general, care for
environmental protection.

All of this, in order to generate attitudinal changes and behaviors, both of

students, teachers, administrators, and parents aimed at improving coexistence
with the environment. By undertaking this task, we hope to contribute to a healthy environment.

and clean and generate an environmental culture necessary for the survival of our
species.

This environmental culture must raise awareness among communities and each one of their
members, in which individual sums in everyday situations like the good
water use, depositing paper in the appropriate place, recycling, treatment of
waste from each company and a multitude of actions will allow to protect and make
sustainable life making it pleasant for the millions of living beings that
they inhabit this beautiful planet.
It is extremely important to promote ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE that involves
to all the sectors of the social and educational community (students, families,
teachers and administrators) to participate consciously and responsibly in the
conservationist process and environmental ethics, understanding Ethics as taking on
an attitude towards good habits to preserve and restore the environment that
facilitate a healthy and harmonious coexistence with nature; because, the development
Moral, that is, the development of attitudes and the intellectual, have an intimate relationship and

influence on environmental development.

Developing Environmental Culture through Education

In the development of these cultural aspects, children and must participate.
young people who are currently pursuing their basic education and who must be prepared for
that their interest in understanding the scope of care is awakened in them
The environment has benefits for everyone.

It is from this stage of their development that the children should be fostered.
ecological awareness; an awareness that is now called sustainability, which is a
concept that is increasingly accepted and that should help us promote culture through
the care of our environment very precisely.

It is the responsibility of everyone: teachers, parents, scientists, media

communication, all educational institutions, research centers in all
the sectors, the entrepreneurs and other organized social groups, those who in their
together we must seek strategies and actions that allow us to generate these
cultural aspects of sustainable development in our childhood.

In this regard, the educational sector has the enormous commitment to provide a
quality education, able to prepare competitive and productive citizens,
but at the same time committed to the environment and sustainable development, it is
to say that we require more and more from our new generations, of a
appropriate environmental culture that promotes development and wealth without detriment
of the current ecological conditions, in order to ensure them for future generations
that are yet to come.

It is urgent for everyone to support those programs that aim to

awakening interest and understanding in children for science and development
its creativity, but with educational and research projects that develop the
culture of good eating habits and environmental conservation.

Ensure that basic education teachers (primary and secondary) address

the thematic contents on research, science and technology in the plans and
study programs that 'transversely incorporate' environmental aspects in all and
each of the subjects they have to work on, in addition to promoting
innovation and creativity skills in children.

Establish permanent ecotourism camps, so that students from a

a greater number of educational institutions can carry out actions of
sustainability and be aware of caring for the environment.

Only supporting teaching and learning activities in the subjects of

natural sciences, so that basic education students acquire the
fundamental knowledge to understand natural phenomena and
develop favorable attitudes towards environmental care, it is like
we will be able to reverse the enormous deterioration that our flora and fauna are suffering in

the present

Develop in basic education students, in connection with the community

in which the school is based, practices that promote respect for the environment
environment and achieve an impact on the quality of life of society.
Create together with society and the media, the
diffusion mechanisms of the work done by students and teachers in the sector
basic education, develop in benefit of environmental care and deserving
to be spread through all possible means, as it is known to all
the enormous creativity that our children and young people have in the aspects here
treaties; we have before us a new generation, increasingly
committed to its environment.

SOLID WASTE

Solid waste is commonly known as 'trash' and represents a

threat due to their excessive and uncontrolled production, as they contribute to
pollution of the waters, the soil, the air, and they also spoil the landscape. Furthermore,
they threaten human health and nature in general.

Classification of Solid Waste

1-By its Origin:

The origin of Solid Waste is determined by the type of activities that the
people carry out. For example, it is evident that the waste that is produced in
The houses are different from those that result from work in factories.

2-Due to their composition and the time it takes for them to disappear:

Solid Waste consists of organic and inorganic substances and of

depending on the time it takes to decompose, they can be biodegradable or not
biodegradables.

Organic or Biodegradable Waste: Organic waste has always been

they existed, but before they were not considered a problem, since after being in one place
for a short period they moved to another place, so that people did not
they suffered from the effects of odors, insects, parasites, and scavenging animals. Although in
It is said that this type of waste has the advantage of being
decompose in the soil in a shorter time than inorganic waste, and even
it can serve as fertilizer, its improper handling causes serious problems of
pollution, which threatens health.
Inorganic or Non-Biodegradable Waste: The production of solid waste
inorganics is more recent and begins with industrial production. Once the
humans developed techniques to make utensils and tools in
durable materials such as clay, stone, glass, and various metals, are
the production of this type of waste also began. Because the
Inorganic waste can take hundreds of years to disintegrate, and with the
excessive consumption patterns that people have in our country, the
accumulation of Solid Waste and its contaminating effects have become
in a national problem, that involves government and private institutions
and communities. Neither water, nor soil, nor air can absorb the amount of
garbage that is thrown away every day on the planet.

In optimal decomposition conditions (presence of oxygen, sunlight and

humidity), organic and inorganic waste can take, for example:

Fruit and vegetable peels: from 3 weeks to 1 month.

A notebook: from 1 to 2 months.
A natural leather shoe: 3 to 5 years.
An aluminum can: from 350 to 500 years.
A glass bottle: it does not decompose.
A plastic bag: around 500 years.
A tetra brick packaging: indefinite.

3-Ordinary and special waste:

Ordinary Waste: These are those that do not require special treatment.
before being disposed of, among those we have the household waste.
Special Waste: These are those that require special handling and monitoring.
from its generation to its final disposal due to its toxic characteristics,
explosive, corrosive or radioactive, as some industrial waste would be
and the hospitable.
Issues with Solid Waste
Although people often blame Solid Waste for the
the pollution they cause, the same people are responsible for
problem, due to their bad habits and the poor or nonexistent treatment they receive
to the same ones.

Among the problems posed by solid waste are:

Problems with Solid Waste inside the home (vectors, bad

smells, dirt, diseases.
Problems with Solid Waste near home (bags and containers)
rods, vectors, bad odors, dirt, diseases.
Bad habits of certain people (throwing waste on the ground, not sweeping the
in front of their houses.
Excessive production of solid waste due to ignorance of the
practices to reduce the amount (reuse, recycling, etc.).
Lack of a place to dispose of Solid Waste.
Accumulation of Solid Waste in lots and vacant lots.
Accumulation of Solid Waste in rivers and waters.

Ways to recycle waste

Mainly, waste can be divided into Organic and Inorganic. The Organic
It is that which decomposes and comes from a living being. Inorganic waste
comes from materials made by humans such as plastics, glasses or
metals. Once classified, let's see how we should separate it for recycling:
Organic waste
Organic waste consists of food scraps and any plant waste or
animals. Did you know that at least 40% of the waste you throw into the bin
Is daily garbage organic matter? Organic waste is biodegradable and is
can be used as organic fertilizer. The most well-known way ofrecycle the trash
organicis through compost.

Metal
Canned food and other types of metals are a non-renewable resource. This
types of materials have a very profitable recovery. For example, with the
the energy needed to make a soda can could power a television
on for two hours. You can recycle the metal at recycling points in your
city.

Paper and cardboard

We must recycle old notebooks and all the paper we can. Similarly,
we must use paper that is already recycled, this way we will avoid logging
excessive.

Plastic
It is essential to recover plastic since it is a non-biodegradable material.
We should never throw it out of its recycling circuit.
Glass
The best thing is to deposit glass bottles or jars in the containers.
enabled for such use in the cities. In this way, the circle is closed and
to produce a bottle that is thrown away.
Tetrabrick
We must pay special attention to this type of packaging, as they are manufactured
with 75% cardboard, 20% plastic, and 5% aluminum. It needs to be recycled.
in specialized sites and cannot be reused.
Batteries and cells
Finally, a special mention to polluting materials such as the
batteries and fluorescent lamps.

Recycling containers
Once the trash is properly separated, you need to know which bin to throw it in.
everything. In the green containers, we would throw the materials made of glass,
like bottles, perfume bottles o canning jars. A
the blue containers would hold paper and cardboard, being very careful not to
put the tetrapaks here, which is usually a very common mistake. In the
yellow containers, on the other hand, we must throw the cartons in, as well as
metal containers, plastic containers and plastic bags and wrappers
aluminum. Organic waste should go in a separate container that is usually made of
orange color.

MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE

The management of solid waste is the management of waste, the collection, the
transport, treatment, recycling, and disposal of waste materials.

The term generally refers to the materials produced by the activity.

human, and in general, to reduce its effects on health and the environment.
Waste management is also carried out to recover the waste itself.
resources from such waste. Waste management can involve so many
solid states, liquids, gases or radioactive substances, with different methods and
specialized techniques for each one.

THE THREE R's–REDUCE–REUSE AND RECYCLE

This is the beginning of the 3 Rs–Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
The reduction in waste volume automatically means the reduction of
number of garbage trucks on our roads, the reduction of waste in
landfilled or incinerated ...
The reduction of waste generation (variety of recyclable materials,
together with the selection of products with minimal packaging.
The reuse of waste (for example, the bottle caps)
The recycling of waste (treatment of materials: composting, recycled paper,
or the transformation into energy: thermal energy …etc.

HISTORY OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

The deposit and storage was the first destination of human waste. But
At that time, there were no consequences since all these wastes were
biodegradable inert waste.
In the Middle Ages, urban waste was dumped in the streets or in the rivers. This
it posed health problems. Some waste was recovered from the trash to
its recycling.
En el siglo XIX, nos damos cuenta de que la higiene es importante para prevenir las
diseases and in 1883, the Prefect of Paris, Eugene Poubelle, forces the
Paris residents to throw their waste in a container, which was renamed with the
name of 'trash can'.
In 1975, the law on waste elimination appeared, this legislation
modified in 1992, along with the integration of four major objectives:

1–Prevent or reduce the production and hazardous waste, including those that affect
to the manufacturing and distribution of products.
2–Organize the transport of waste and limit the distance and volume.
3–The recovery of waste through reuse, recycling in order
to obtain reusable material waste or its energy.
4–Keep the public informed about the harmful effects on the environment
environment public health in the production and disposal of waste, with regard
to the confidentiality standards established by law, as well as the measures for
prevent or compensate for the negative effects.

Therefore, starting in 1992, garbage collection begins to be developed by

the communities (municipalities or groups of countries), responsible for such collection
and the treatment of waste. Nowadays, a large majority of communities
they have created their own household waste collection systems.

SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS

Establishing a waste dump has long been a point of view
practical and cheap. The disadvantages of landfills are the inconveniences for the
neighborhood, the risks of soil infiltration...

In addition, they condemn large areas that, even after the site is closed and the
backfill, are not suitable for many activities. The buried waste
they continue to deteriorate for many years, the production of leachate and gas
(methane) must be evacuated and treated for periods of up to several
decades.

There are many technical limitations imposed on the operation.

from these sites: the soil (as impermeable as possible), the protection of resources
hydric, the establishment of geomembranes (prevention of possible
(infiltration), wastewater treatment ...

Too often, unscrupulous people dump their waste in the

wild nature. Most of the time in isolated places: the forests,
islands, etc.

Incineration is a fire destruction technique. Incineration is criticized.

because of the carcinogenic dioxins produced by combustion. In order to
control the amount of dioxins, a standard applies to all
incinerators, the installation of a filter capable of limiting dioxin emissions. The
The incineration of waste also causes the expulsion of carbon dioxide.
Greenhouse gas contributes to global warming.
Waste collection services at the establishment.

General or common waste

They are those that do not pose an additional risk to human health and the
environment, and that do not require special handling. It has the same degree of
pollution caused by household waste.
Example: paper, cardboard, plastic, scraps from food preparation,
etc. They constitute 80% of the waste. This group also includes
non-contaminating medical procedure waste such as casts, bandages, etc.

The other types of waste have various designations: hazardous, medical,

biomedical or clinical and cover the infectious and special subtypes that consist of
below.

Infectious waste

They are those that contain pathogenic germs and, therefore, are dangerous to
human health.
They make up 10 to 15% of the waste. They include:

Laboratory waste
Cultivation of infectious agents and biological waste, expired vaccines or
unused, boxes
Petri dishes, sliding plates, and all the instruments used to manipulate, mix
to inoculate microorganisms.

Anatomopathological waste
Organs, tissues, body parts that have been removed through surgery,
autopsy or another medical procedure.
Blood waste
Blood from patients, serum, plasma or other components; supplies used for
manage blood, to take laboratory samples and blood bags that
they have not been used.

Sharp waste
Needles, scalpel blades, razor blades, venous access device tips, catheters
with discarded suturing needles, pipettes, and other glass and sharp objects,
who have been in contact with infectious agents or who have broken.
security, any sharp object should be classified as infectious
even if there is no certainty of contact with biological components. It constitutes the
1% of all waste.

Waste from critical areas (intensive care units, operating rooms and
isolation, etc.)
Biological waste and disposable materials, gauze, dressings, tubes, catheters,
gloves, dialysis equipment and any object contaminated with blood and secretions, and
food waste from patients in isolation.

Research waste
Carcasses or parts of contaminated animals, or those that have been exposed to
infectious agents in experimental laboratories, product industries
biologicals and pharmaceuticals, and in veterinary clinics.

REGULATION OF SOLID WASTE.

TITLE I

CHAPTER I
 SCOPE OF APPLICATION

Article 1.- Scope of application.

The present The regulation aims to regulate the services of

sweeping storage, collection, transportation, final disposal, and others
aspects related to solid waste regardless of the activity or
source of generation of compliance with the provisions
of the Health Code, of the Law of Prevention y Control of the
Environmental Pollution, the Maritime Police Code and the Regime Law
Municipal.

CHAPTER II

FROM DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY

Article 2.- Definitions.

For the purposes of the application of this Regulation, it they establish the
next definitions:

· Storage; It is the action of temporarily retaining waste,

so they are processed for their use, they are delivered to the collection service
or they are available.

· Urban sanitation: It is the cleaning and maintenance of the city free from waste.
solids, produced by its inhabitants.

· Garbage: It is understood that garbage refers to all solid waste or semisolid

non-putrescible o putrescible, except for excreta of
human or animal origin. They are included in the same definition the
waste, refuse, ashes, sweeping elements of streets,
industrial waste, from hospital establishments, market squares,
popular fairs, beaches, rubble, among others.

· Biodegradable: Property of all organic type matter to be able to be

metabolized by biological means.

· Characterization of a waste: It is the precise determination of its quality.

physical - chemical and bacteriological in such a way that it is clearly distinguished from the others.

· Controlled containment: Engineering work for the

storage or final disposal of hazardous waste, ensuring its
isolation.

· Pollution: The presence in the environment of one o more

contaminants or any combination of them, that harm life, the
health and human well-being, flora and fauna constitute
an annoyance or degrade the quality of air, water, soil, or other goods
nationals or individuals.

· Pollutant: Any organic, inorganic or energy factor that by itself

alone or in combination with others, produce a harmful change when poured into
an ecological medium.

· Container: Large capacity vessel, metal or any other

appropriate material, used for storage of
the solid waste generated in centers of great concentration
places that are difficult to access or in those areas where due to their
capacity is required.
· Control: Set of activities carried out by the entity of
hygiene, lieutenant so that the management of solid waste is carried out properly
technical and community service.

· Waste: In any defective, unusable product,

unused that its owner destines to abandonment or wants to get rid of.

· Solid waste: It is any object, substance, or element in solid state, that is

abandon, discard or reject.

· Solid fuel waste: It is one that can burn due to the action of a
external agent, such as a spark or any source of ignition.

· Commercial solid waste: It is that which is generated in

commercial and mercantile establishments such as stores, wineries
hotels, restaurants, cafes, and marketplaces.

· Household solid waste: That which by its nature,

composition, quantity and volume is generated in activities carried out in
housing or in any establishments comparable to these.

· Explosive solid waste: It is one that generates high pressures in its

instant decomposition.

· Industrial solid waste: It is that which is generated in

activities specific to this sector, as a result of the production processes.

· Flammable solid waste: It is one that can ignite spontaneously.

under certain conditions of pressure and temperature.
· Solid waste Institutional: Solid waste is understood as
institutional that are generated in educational institutions,
governmental, military, prison, religious, air terminals
terrestrial, fluvial or maritime and buildings intended for offices, among others.

· Pathogenic solid waste: It is one that, due to its characteristics

physical, chemical or biological factors can cause harm to human or animal health due to
to be a reservoir or vehicle of infection.

· Hazardous solid waste: It is any waste, in any

physical state, which due to its corrosive, toxic characteristics
reactive poisons explosive, flammable, infectious biological e
irritants pose a danger to ecological balance or the environment.

· Radioactive solid waste: That which contains one o various

nuclei that spontaneously emit particles or radiation
electromagnetic or those that fission spontaneously.

· Toxic solid waste: Those that due to their characteristics

physical or chemical, depending on their concentration and exposure time,
it can harm human health or the environment.

· Volatile solid waste: Those that due to their vapor pressure, a

ambient temperature evaporates or volatizes.

· Incompatible waste: Those that, when mixed or come into

contact, they can react producing harmful effects that
they threaten human health, the environment, or both.

· Final disposal: It is the action of permanent deposit of the

waste in appropriate sites and conditions to avoid harm to the environment.
· Cleaning entity: It is a natural or legal person, public or
private, in charge or responsible in a municipality for the presentation
of the cleaning service, such as companies, organizations, associations, or municipalities

directly.

· Debris: They are the waste, rubble, and scraps that remain from the creation or
collapse of an engineering work.

· Transfer station: It is the place physical gifted of the

necessary installations, technically established, in which self
transfer the solid waste from the collection vehicles to
the means of transport that take them to the final disposal.

· Generation: Amount of solid waste produced by a given

source in a given time interval.

· Leachate: Contaminated liquid that results from water passing through a

solid waste layer.

· Recycling: The operation of separating and selectively sorting waste

solids to reuse them conveniently.

· Sanitary landfill: Method of disposing of solid waste in

the soil that consists of spreading them, arranging them, and compacting them to

the most practical volume possible, cover them daily with soil or another material of
filling and exercising the necessary controls for that purpose.

· Reuse: Action of using a solid waste without prior treatment.

· Treatment: Process of physical, chemical, or biological transformation of the
solid waste to modify its characteristics o
reutilize its potential, and in which new waste can be generated
solid, with different characteristics.

· Public way: They are the areas of the city designated for transit.
pedestrian, vehicular and recreational. Streets are included in this definition,
avenues, squares, parks, gardens, promenades and summer beaches.

· Surveillance: Control exercised by the health authority a the

cleaning entities, aimed at ensuring they comply with their
responsibility regarding health and environmental protection.

TITLE II

CHAPTER I

FROM THE COMPETENT ORGANISMS

Article 3.- On the competences.

The application of this Regulation is the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Health.

través del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Obras Sanitarias

(IEOS), in coordination with the municipalities and the Commission of
Atomic Energy, in subject of planning, regulation, standardization,
limitation and supervision of storage systems,
collection, transportation and disposal end of trash, in the middle
urban and rural, and final disposal of radioactive waste of any origin
that they were.
The authorities of national and regional bodies
sections should support the mentioned institutions in the
application of this Regulation, without prejudice to the powers that are assigned to them

own.

TITLE III

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 4.- On the management of solid waste.

The management of solid waste includes the following activities:

Production and storage

Delivery

Collection

Transport

Transfer

Treatment

Final Provision

Sweeping and cleaning of streets and public areas

 Recovery

Environmental education.

Article 5.- On the types of service.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the waste management service

solid waste is classified into two categories: a) regular service and b) service
special.

Article 6.- Of the ordinary service.

The provision of the ordinary service will aim at the management of the
following classes of waste:

a) Household waste.

b) Waste that by its nature, composition, size, and volume

they can be incorporated into its management, by the cleaning entity and at its discretion
agreement with your capability.

c) Waste produced in public spaces.

d) Trash not included in the special service.

Art. 7.- Of the special service.

The provision of the special service will aim at the management of the
next trash:

a) Pathogenic, toxic, combustible, flammable waste, explosives,

radioactive and volatile.

b) Waste that by its nature, composition, size, and volume

they should be considered special at the discretion of the cleaning entity in accordance with

its capacity.

c) Pack or containers of chemical products of any

nature, especially from pesticides and agricultural use preparations or
livestock

d) Waste that, due to its location, presents difficulties in its management due to

inaccessibility of the collection vehicles.

e) Basuras no contempladas en los literales previous, what

require special conditions for their handling that are different from the service
ordinary.

Article 8.- On the responsibility regarding waste.

The management of waste throughout the country will be the responsibility of

the municipalities according to the Municipal Regime Law and the Code of the
Health.

The municipalities or persons responsible for the sanitation service, in accordance with
with the corresponding administrative norms, they will be able to hire, grant and
coordinate with others entities anyone of the
service activities when the convenience of it is
justified among other reasons by the quality of service provided.

The hiring or the concession for the provision of the service referred to
this article does not relieve municipalities of their responsibility and for the same reason,
They must exercise strict control over the activities related to the mentioned management.

Article 9.- On the hiring of cleaning services.

If a contract were to be celebrated between the sanitation entity and a

contractor, it must be clearly and specifically stipulated the

terms of service provision and the activity or activities that are
they will be conducted in waste management.

Article 10.- On waste management programs.

Regardless of who carries it out, the management of waste

solids must follow a program that responds to the needs
of the cleaning service and that includes, among others, the following aspects:

a) Establishment of routes and schedules for waste collection, that

will be made known to the users.

b) Maintenance of vehicles and auxiliary equipment intended for service

cleaning.

c) Training of staff engaged in management activities

waste regarding the provision of cleaning services and the measures of
security that must be observed.
d) Activities to develop in events of failures that occurred due to
any circumstances that hinder the provision of cleaning services.

e) Information and education mechanisms for service users,

about the delivery or presentation of the waste regarding
the location, size or capacity of the container and other related aspects
with the proper provision of the service.

Article 11.- On the situations that should be avoided in waste management.

The waste management activities must be carried out in such a way that they
avoid situations like:

a) The continuous presence of waste in public roads and areas or

containers that hold them in a way that causes sanitary problems and
aesthetic.

b) The proliferation of vectors and conditions that promote transmission of

diseases and humans or animals.

c) The risks to cleaning service workers or to the general public.

d) Air, soil, or water pollution.

e) Fires and accidents.

f) The generation of objectionable odors, dust, and other nuisances.

g) The final non-sanitary disposal of waste.

Article 12.- On the management of waste outside the urban perimeter of the
Cantons.

The management of waste generated outside the urban perimeter of

the municipalities will be in charge of sus producers, who they must
comply with the provisions of this Regulation and other related ones
with the protection of the environment.

Article 13.- On garbage disposals.

The installation and functioning of grinders of trash for

whose evacuation uses the system of sewerage public
require prior permission from the entity responsible for the provision of
said service.

The effects of litter on the granting of the permit will be considered.

uses of water and liquid waste and about the sewer system.

Art. 14.- On campaigns for waste management.

The IEOS, the Municipalities, and other entities will carry outcampaigns in
regarding waste generation with the purpose of:

a) Minimize the amount produced.

b) Control the characteristics of the products to ensure their degradation.

when they are not recoverable.

c) Facilitate the production of recoverable packaging and containers.

d) Avoid, as far as technique y economically sea
possible, the use of unnecessary packaging and containers for the
presentation of the final products.

Art. 15.- On educational programs and campaigns for management

garbage.

The Ministries, the Municipalities, and other institutions

public or private, within their corresponding scopes of
competition, they will establish and implement the plans, campaigns
and other activities aimed at education y dissemination about the

means to improve the management of solid waste.

Article 16.- Regarding the specifications of the equipment for waste management.

The vehicles, machinery, and equipment that are used in the

activities included in management the garbage they will gather
the
minimum specifications outlined in this Regulations and those that

point out the IEOS, which must be complied with by the cleaning entities.

Article 17.- On the analysis methods for waste.

The analysis of solid waste, which is required from users and the
cleaning entities will be carried out in accordance with the analysis methods
established, adopted or defined by the IEOS.

TITLE IV
OF THE ORDINARY CLEANING SERVICE
 CHAPTER I

FROM WASTE STORAGE

Art. 18.- On the obligations of users of the regular service

cleaning

The users of the regular cleaning service will have the

following obligations, regarding waste storage and its
presentation for collection:

a) Store the waste generated in a sanitary manner. compliance

with the provisions established in this Regulation.

b) Do not deposit liquid substances, excreta, or garbage as contemplated.

for the special service, in containers intended for collection in the service
ordinary.

c) Place the containers in the collection area, according to the schedule.

established by the sanitation entity.

d) The others that establish the respective ordinances for the

service users.

Article 19.- On the containers for the storage of waste.

The containers used for storage of rubbish in the
ordinary service must be designed in such a way as to avoid contact
of these with the medium and the containers may be returnable or disposable.
Art. 20.- On the characteristics of returnable containers.

The containers returnable for garbage storage in the

ordinary service will have, among others, the following characteristics:

a) Weight and construction that facilitate handling during collection.

b) Built with waterproof material, easy to clean, with protection for

moisture and corrosion, such as plastic rubber or metal.

c) Equipped with a tightly fitting lid that does not hinder the emptying process.
during the collection.

d) Built in such a way that when closed or covered, they do not

allow the entry of water, insects, or rodents, nor the escape of liquids through
its walls or through the background.

e) Rounded edges and a larger area at the top, so that it

facilitates handling or emptying.

f) Capacity according to what is established by the entity that provides the

cleaning service.

The containers returnable for garbage storage in the

ordinary service, they must be washed by the user with a
frequency such that they are presented under unassailable sanitary conditions.

Article 21.- On the characteristics of disposable containers.

The disposable containers used for storage of
garbage in the ordinary service will be bags or pouches made of plastic material or
similar characteristics and must meet at least the following conditions:

a) Your residence must withstand the pressure exerted by waste.

contained and by their manipulation.

b) Its capacity will be in accordance with what the entities establish.

I provided cleaning service.

c) Preferably opaque color.

When bags or covers are used of material plastic o of

similar characteristics as disposable containers, the user
They must be presented closed with a knot or fixed tying system.

Article 22.- On the collective waste storage systems. From

of the validity of this Regulations, all building for
multifamily, institutional, or commercial use and those that the entity of
cleaning determine, they will have a system of collective storage of
waste, designed in accordance with the standards of this Regulation and
other provisions related to the subject.

Article 23.- Regarding areas for waste storage.

The areas designated for collective garbage storage in

the buildings referred to in the previous article will comply with at least the
following requirements:

a) Located in areas assigned by the sanitation entity.

b) The finishes will be smooth, to allow for easy cleaning and
prevent the formation of a conducive environment for the development of
microorganisms in general.

c) They will have ventilation systems, water supply systems, drainage systems, and
fire prevention and control.

d) They will be constructed in a way that prevents insect access.

rodents and other classes of animals.

The areas to which we refers this article they will be

cleaned y
fumigated for disinfection and disinfestation with the regularity that
It demands the nature of the activity that takes place in them.

Art. 24.- On the packaging of waste for duct evacuation.

The waste that is to be evacuated through ducts, they will be packed in

waterproof containers that meet the required characteristics in

Article 21 of this Regulation.

Art. 25.- On the use of containers for storage.

The use of containers for storage such as deposit of

garbage may be allowed in the ordinary service, at the discretion of the sanitation entity.
The containers can be used directly.
by users for garbage storage of the ordinary service, in
public or private form.

For the installation by individuals of one or more containers of

garbage or similar, in the ordinary service must be obtained
approval from the respective sanitation entity.
Art. 26.- Of the storage containers for
multifamily

Residential and multifamily complexes as well as the

entities or institutions whose location facilitates the provision of the service
ordinary of collection they will be request
able to what the entity
For cleaning, install containers for storage within your perimeter.

Article 27.- On the characteristics of storage containers

The size, capacity, and loading and unloading system of containers

public or private storage will be determined by the entities of
cleaning, with the aim of making them compatible with your collection equipment and
transport

Art. 28.- On the prohibition of throwing trash outside of the containers

storage.

It is prohibited to throw or deposit garbage outside the containers.

storage.

The cleaning of the areas around private storage containers,

It will be the users' responsibility.

The cleaning entities must collect the garbage of the

storage containers with a frequency such that they never
rebase the maximum content capacity of the container.
Article 29.- About the places for the location of the containers of
storage.

El sitio escogido para ubicar contenedores de almacenamiento para

solid waste in the ordinary service must allow at least,
next:

a) Accessibility for users.

b) Accessibility and ease of handling and disposal of waste.

c) Cleaning and preservation of the aesthetics of the contour.

Art. 30.- On the prohibition of storage containers in areas

public.

The location of garbage storage containers is prohibited in

public areas. However, the cleaning entity may send its location in such
areas, when the needs of the service make it convenient, or when a
specific event or situation requires it.

Art. 31.- On the prohibition of depositing animals and waste of a character

special.

The placement of dead animals, parts of them, and garbage is prohibited.

character special in containers of storage of use
public or private, in ordinary service.

Art. 32.- On the prohibition of burning trash

The burning of waste in storage containers is prohibited.

Article 33.- Regarding the obligations in case of litter scattering.

When the loading operations y download in containers of

storage leads to the scattering of waste, this should
to be collected by the sanitation entity.

Art. 34.- On the prohibition of installing incinerators.

The installation of solid waste incinerators is prohibited in

community buildings or multi-family housing; the incinerators
existing as of the date of issuance of this Regulation must be
replaced by another storage system approved by the entity
hygiene

Article 35.- On the responsibility of street vendors

Street vendors or the associations that group them must have

its own proven storage system by the
cleaning entity and at the end of each day they must leave the road perfectly clean
public where they carry out their activities.

Article 36.- On the prohibition of dumps.

The owners of undeveloped land, located in the

urban perimeter, they are required to maintain them with the respective
closure in order to prevent them from becoming dumps; if the owners do not
contributions to the enclosures will be made
by the municipality at the expense of the landowner who will also be entitled to the
sanction corresponding, of compliance the article 334
from the Municipal Regime Law.

CHAPTER II

FROM THE DELIVERY OF GARBAGE

Art. 37.- On the prohibition of disposing of waste in violation of the

standards.

Delivery is prohibited of waste solids for collection in

containers that do not meet the requirements contemplated in the
present Regulation.

Article 38.- On the obligation to transport the garbage to the places of

collection.

In the case of urbanizations, neighborhoods, or clusters with streets

internals whose conditions prevent the circulation of vehicles
for collection, as well as in emergency situations, the inhabitants are in the
obligation to take the garbage to the site that is determined as of
collection by the sanitation unit.

Article 39.- On the obligations of waste producers.

Solid waste producers must present them for collection at

the conditions established in this Regulation and in the rules of the
cleaning entities.
Article 40.- On joint responsibility for improper waste disposal.

In case the garbage producer delivered them to a person

natural or legal entity that does not have authorization from the cleaning entity, the former and the latter

they will be jointly liable for any damage caused by them and
they will be subject to the imposition of the penalties established by the authorities
relevant.

Article 41.- On the placement of garbage collection containers.

In the ordinary service, the waste collection containers must be

to place oneself
in the slope, avoiding obstruction pedestrian o
in the places that I specifically pointed out the entity of hygiene If
prohibits the entrance and circulation of collection workers in
properties or land of public ownership or private, with the aim of
take out the trash.

Article 42.- On the prohibition of handing over garbage to cleaning workers.

It is prohibited to hand over garbage to workers responsible for the neighborhood and street cleaning.

and public areas.

Article 43.- On the permanence of containers at collection sites.

The containers placed in sites destined for collection

garbage in the ordinary service should not remain in such
sites on different days than those established by the entity that provides the
service.

Article 44.- On the delivery of compacted waste for collection.

The compacted waste presented for collection must comply with the
requirements contained in this chapter.

CHAPTER III

FROM THE GARBAGE COLLECTION

Article 45.- On the responsibility for garbage collection in the

municipalities.
It is the responsibility of cleaning entities to collect all the garbage that
present or deliver the users of the ordinary service, according to this
type of service y with the form of presentation
that these entities have previously established for each area or sector.

Article 46.- On the timing of delivery.

Users will take their containers, bags, or packages to the street.

with the solid waste, only at the moment the vehicle passes
collector, except in the case of possessing metal baskets to place the
packages.
The baskets will be placed at a sufficient height in such a way
that access to them by children and domestic animals is prevented.

Art. 47.- On the prohibition of extracting objects from the delivered containers
for collection.

It is prohibited to all distinct person a the cleaning service

public, uncover, remove or extract the partial or total content of
the trash containers once placed at the collection site.
Art. 48.- On the frequency of collection.
The entities responsible for service of cleaning they will establishla
optimal frequency for collection, by sectors, in such a way that the waste
solids do not change create
o adverse conditions a
health both at home as in the collection sites. The
frequency, the schedule, and the routes of collection of the garbage
contained in the containers of storage, they will be
established
by the entities in charge of the service in base a the studies
corresponding technicians.

Art. 49.- In the collection of waste.

The collection of the waste solids it will becarried out for the
workers designated by the entities in charge of the service,
of
agreement with the routes and frequencies established for that purpose.

Article 50.- Regarding the equipment for the personnel in charge of collection.
The staff responsible for the collection and transportation of the
solid waste will fulfill its workdays using the clothing and
the right equipment to protect your health.

Article 51.- On the obligations in case of waste scattering

during the collection.
In the event that the trash is scattered during the
collection process, those in charge of same they must to proceed
immediately to collect them.

Article 52.- On the accumulation of garbage in neglected lots and lands.

When due to absence or deficiency of the lot enclosures...

accumulate waste in them, the collection and transport to the site of
The final disposal will be the responsibility of the lot owner. In case the entity
in charge of the cleaning service proceed with the collection, this service may
to be considered special and it will be charged to the landowner.

CHAPTER IV
ON GARBAGE TRANSPORT

Article 53.- On the conditions of transport vehicles.

Vehicles intended for the transport of garbage must meet the

own conditions for this activity and those established in this Regulation and
yes model will fulfill with the specifications what
ensure the proper provision of public cleaning services.

Article 54.- On the obligations of adaptation and replacement of vehicles.

The vehicles and equipment intended for transportation and collection of

waste that does not meet the necessary conditions for efficiency
service provision will be replaced or adapted
sufficiently, within the timeframe that the IEOS will establish, according to the
respective municipality, and according to the schedule that it will prepare.

Article 55.- On the need to have an adequate workshop.

The municipalities, the contractors or the concessionaires of the

garbage collection service will have a premises, garage -

workshop - warehouse, spacious enough and equipped so that it can
offer the highest security and best maintenance of the vehicle fleet.

Article 56.- On the responsibility for the maintenance of vehicles.

The operation and the maintenance of the vehicles destined to the
garbage transport will be the responsibility of the entity in charge of the service
cleaning, a duty from which it will not be exempt under any circumstances.

Art. 57.- On the conditions of the equipment for the transport of garbage.

The equipment, accessories, and aids that they are equipped with

vehicles intended for the transport of garbage must be

permanently in proper conditions for timely provision of
service.

Art. 58.- Del lavado de los vehículos y equipos

The washing of the vehicles and equipment referred to by the

previous articles must be completed at the end of the daily workday, for
keep them in conditions that do not affect people's health.

Article 59.- On the conditioning of vehicles that transport earth or

rubble.

To vehicles intended for the transport of earth, debris or any other

material what may to be scattered by the wind must
to provide oneself with the appropriate mechanisms such as tents or covers of
durable material to ensure the safe transport of said
solid waste and prevent them from spilling onto public roads.

Art. 60.- On the localization of the leakage of transporting vehicles

of garbage.
The vehicles intended for he transport of trash, they must
have the final part of the escape above the maximum height of the
vehicle and directed upwards.

Article 61.- On compliance with traffic regulations.

Vehicles designated for waste transport must comply

the traffic and circulation regulations in force in each locality.

CHAPTER V
FROM THE TRANSFER OF GARBAGE

Art. 62.- On transfer stations.

The responsible entities from the cleaning service may be available

transfer stations, when service needs require it, from
If this is the case, the transfer of waste to locations other than the
transfer stations.

Art. 63.- On the construction and installation of transfer stations.

The design and construction or installation of stations

waste transfer will be subject to the standards of planning
urban; for its approval, the respective Municipality requires a
prior authorization from the Ministry of Public Health, through the IEOS.

Article 64.- On the prior environmental impact study.

For the purposes of the previous article, the IEOS may request from the interested party the

presentation of an environmental impact study,

compliance with the provisions set forth in this Regulation and in the
Relevant regulation issued for this purpose.

Article 65.- On the location and operation.

The location and operation of the stations

waste transfer must meet, at a minimum, the following
conditions:
a) Facilitate vehicle access;

b) Not being located in areas of influence of establishments

educational, hospital, military, recreational, and others regarding their activities
may interfere
c) Do not obstruct vehicle or pedestrian traffic, nor cause problems of
aesthetics;
d) Have a defined system for loading and unloading
e) Have an alternate system for operation in cases of failures or emergencies;
f) Having a water supply system with sufficient quality to carry out
washing and cleaning activities; and,
g) Have the basic services that allow its operation.

Art. 66.- Regarding the transfer and recovery of waste at stations of

transfer

When transfer and recovery activities are carried out

in the same establishment, they will also be subject to the
provisions of these regulations and should to arrange of systems
alternatives that allow for normal operation in cases of failures or emergencies

functioning of the stations.

Article 67.- On the prohibition of access to transfer stations.

Access for unauthorized persons and vehicles to stations is prohibited.

waste transfer.

Article 68.- On the definition of transfer stations.

At the end of each day work must be carried out a the

general disinfection of all premises and areas that make up the station
transfer

CHAPTER VI
WASTE TREATMENT

Article 69.- On treatment plants.

The operation of treatment plants garbage

requires a health operation authorization issued for the
Ministry of Public Health, prior to the technical report from the IEOS.

Article 70.- Regarding the construction or modification of treatment plants.

Any construction, expansion, or modification project of

Waste treatment plants require approval from the Ministry of Health
Public, as far as its a sanitary aspects, prior report
IEOS technician. When it comes to construction, along with the
The application must present an environmental impact study.
 CHAPTER VII
FROM THE FINAL SANITARY DISPOSAL OF WASTE

Article 71.- On the sanitary disposal of waste

the ordinary service must comply with the provisions of the Code of the
Health and in the Law of Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution
its regulations.

Art. 72.- On the selection of sites and techniques for the disposition
sanitation of garbage.

The municipalities will issue the necessary technical regulations for handling.
and health care provision of waste in the ordinary service. For this purpose, in
technical report basis of the IEOS, on the environmental impact study that
obligatorily will present he
respective municipality and the technical report of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock, the Ministry of Public Health emitirá su
report, according to which the indicated regulations must be issued.

Article 73.- On the prohibition of disposing of or abandoning waste in the open air,
on public roads, in bodies of water, etc.

From the effectiveness of this Regulation, it is prohibited the

disposal or abandonment of waste, regardless of its origin, in the open air
open, in courtyards, properties, homes, on public roads or areas
and in surface and underground bodies of water.

Article 74.- Regarding the requirements for garbage disposal sites.

Any site for sanitary disposal of waste coming from

ordinary service must at least meet the following requirements:
a) Being isolated from populated centers, to ensure the
interference with activities different from those carried out there and avoid effects
harmful to people's health and the environment. b) Have the enclosure
adequate.

c) Having labels and warnings that they identify him as soon as possible a the
activities that are developed there; entry and exit of vehicles;
operating hours or functioning; prevention measures for cases of
accidents and emergencies; and, explicit prohibition of access to persons other than
those involved in the activities that take place there.

d) To have the minimum services of supply of water

electricity, telephone line, system according to the complexity of
the activities carried out.

e) To have programs and systems for prevention and control of

accidents and fires, as well as for first aid attention assistance and
comply with regulatory provisions concerning
occupational health, hygiene and industrial safety established by the Ministry of
Public Health and other competent organisms.

f) Keep a record daily, available for the IEOS, in the

related to quantity, volumes, weight, and average composition of the
wastes subject to sanitary disposal.

g) Maintain sanitary conditions to prevent the proliferation of vectors and

other animals that affect human health or the aesthetics of the surroundings.
h) Exercise control over the scattering of garbage, particles, dust.
and other materials that can be transported to Laos by the action of the wind
surroundings of the final disposal site.

i) Control, through characterization y treatment adequate,

the percolated liquids that originate for decomposition of the
garbage that can reach surface or underground water bodies.

Art. 75.- On the final disposal of waste at sea.

The final disposal of waste at sea will be governed by the regulations of the Code of the
Health, of the Maritime Police Code and of this Regulation; in any case
this practice will be restricted only for when there is no other option and the
environmental impact study as recommended.

Art. 76.- On the later use of final disposal sites.

The sites intended for the final disposal of ordinary waste,
they may have subsequent uses with prior authorization from the Ministry of Public Health,
whose expedition will be based on the technical report of the IEOS, which includes the
pronouncement del MAG about
the soil studies that guarantee its stability for the purposes
desired and regarding environmental sanitation studies for protection
of human health.

Art. 77.- On the responsibility for monitoring and control at the sites of
final disposition.
In the sites referred to in the previous articles, the entity in charge of
so managementit will be responsible of exercise the control
and the health authority will exercise oversight until when it
eliminate the conditions that may arise effects harmful a the
human health or the environment.

Art. 78.- In the final disposal of waste through sanitary landfill.

When using the technique of final disposal of waste
through sanitary landfilling, the interested party must present to the IEOS, for their

approval of the following requirements:

A.- Complete memory that includes the following:

1) Of studies and technical and economic designs

2) From peripheral infrastructure

3) Infrastructure of the landfill

4) Soil and hydrological studies of the sector

5) Construction of the fill

6) Construction of special batches

7) From the control of the treatment of liquid and gaseous effluents for landfill

8) Of auxiliary constructions

9) On the landscape conditions

10) Investment and cost plan

 11) Implementation, operation, and maintenance plan for the landfill.

B.- Plans with details of:

1) Location and topography

General and construction cuts

3) Construcciones auxiliares

4) Facilities

5) Treatment of liquid and gaseous effluents

General information.

CHAPTER VIII
FROM SWEEPING AND CLEANING OF ROADS AND PUBLIC AREAS

Article 79.- On the responsibility for sweeping and cleaning of roads and public areas.

The sweeping operations and cleaning of roads and public areas are
responsibility of the entities of cleaning and they must carry out with the

frequency and conditions such that the roads and public areas are
always clean and tidy.

Article 80.- On the obligation to place containers in the streets

garbage storage.

The cleaning entities must place in the sidewalks of the

streets, containers for exclusive garbage storage
produced by passersby will be done in accordance with programs
specials that each municipality will prepare.

Article 81.- On the obligation to keep public roads and areas clean.

Street vendors and those with fixed stands in public areas must
keep the surrounding areas of your stalls clean. When due to the
the nature of the products offered generates waste, the sellers
street vendors and those with fixed stalls on roads and public areas must have
containers for garbage disposal, accessible to the public.

Article 82.- On the general prohibition of throwing garbage in the roads and areas
public

Throwing garbage on roads, parks, and areas is prohibited.

collective recreation.

Art. 83.- On the prohibitions of washing and cleaning objects in streets and areas
public.

Washing is prohibited and cleaning of any objeto in ways y

public areas, when with such activity they originate problems of
accumulation or scattering of garbage.

Art. 84.- On the obligation to store waste together

buildings and platforms.

The waste generated from sweeping sidewalks or the interiors of buildings.

they must be stored together with the waste generated from them.
Art. 85.- On the prohibition of storing materials and waste from works in the
streets and public areas.

The storage of construction materials and waste is prohibited.

demolition in ways y areas public. In operations of
Loading, unloading, and transportation must maintain adequate protection.
to avoid the spread of them and prior work accidents.

Article 86.- On the obligation to collect waste generated by loading and

download of merchandise.

Those responsible for the loading, transport, and unloading of any

the type of goods or materials that should be collected garbage
originated by these activities.

Article 87.- On the storage and collection of waste at special events

public.

It is the organization of special events and large public shows.

himselfmust dispose of a system of storage y
collection of the waste generated there, for which the entity
the organizer must coordinate the actions with those in charge of
provide cleaning service.

Article 88.- On the responsibility of advertisers in terms of cleanliness.

The cleaning and removal of advertisements o propaganda

placed on public roads, bridges, walls, monuments, and similar, will run to
exclusive charge of the advertiser.
Article 89.- About the prohibitions for personnel providing services of
sweeping and cleaning.
The personnel of the entities that provide sweeping services are prohibited from
cleaning of roads and public areas, carrying out activities of separation of the
components of waste.

The workers in charge of the sweeping and cleaning of roads and pathways are prohibited from
public areas, the collection of waste generated inside any
building class.

TITLE V

CHAPTER I

OF THE SPECIAL CLEANING SERVICE

Article 90.- Of the regime applicable to the special cleaning service.

The handling of solid waste with special characteristics

they must comply with, in addition to the general provisions of
this Regulation, those of this Chapter.

Art. 91.- On management systems of waste solids with

special characteristics.

All system of management of solid waste with characteristics

especiales deberán ser sometido a la aprobación del IEOS.
Art. 92.- On the storage of solid waste with characteristics
special

The storage of waste solids with characteristics

specials must be carried out in containers different from the
intended for ordinary service, clearly identified y
observing special measures of a character sanitary y of security
for the protection of human health and the environment.

Article 93.- Regarding the handling of non-biological pathogenic materials.

The non-biological disposable materials considered as waste

pathogenic solids, such as hypodermic needles y another type
Instrumentals can only be mixed with these when they comply
the measures aimed at avoiding risks in the management of the set;
if not, they must be stored separately.

Art. 94.- Regarding containers for the storage of solid waste

special characteristics.

The containers for solid waste storage with

special features must be of hermetic seal y to be
properly marked with the measures to follow in case of emergency.
The material used in its manufacture must comply with the
characteristics of the waste to be stored.

Art. 95.- Of the requirements that must be met by the areas designated for
storage of pathogenic solid waste.
The temporary storage areas for solid waste
pathogens in buildings where they are generated must comply at least with
the following requirements:

a) Provide air extractors with biological filters.

b) To be marked in such a way that they can to be identified

easily and under the express prohibition of allowing entry to outsiders
to those committed to this activity.

c) To be disinfected and deodorized frequently. that guarantee

sanitary conditions.

d) Count on the necessary security devices for the

prevention and control of accidents and fires.

Article 96.- On the prohibition of storing substances in the same container

dangerous substances that may interact.

The storage of waste is prohibited solids in a same

container, when they can interact causing situations
dangerous; for this purpose, specific standards must be observed that
issue the IEOS in this regard.

Art. 97.- Of the equipment and materials for the operators of handling
solid waste with special characteristics.

The workers in charge of handling solid waste with characteristics

specials must have the necessary equipment and materials, according to
the provisions what in subject of hygiene
and industrial safety issued by the Ministry of Public Health.

Art. 98.- Of solid waste with special characteristics packaged.

Solid waste with special characteristics will be considered

as such even if they are presented packaged or bottled.

Art. 99.- Of other solid waste that is considered with

special characteristics.

Any mix of garbage that include waste solids pathogens

it will be considered as solid waste with special characteristics.

Article 100.- On the treatment of solid waste with characteristics

special

For the treatment of the waste solids with characteristics

special cases can use the incineration method, for which the interested party
You must obtain a Health Operating Authorization granted by the Ministry.
of Public Health prior technical report from the IEOS.

Article 101.- On the requirements for the construction and expansion of incinerators
of solid waste with special characteristics.

Any project for construction, modification o expansion of

solid waste incinerators with characteristics specials,
requires the approval of the IEOS, for which the interested party must present,
together with the request the following information:
1) Name or business name of the petitioner.

2) Location data, address, and phone number.

3) Information about the solid waste to be incinerated, indicating the production.

average daily in composition, weight, and volume.

4) Memories and plans of the project

5) Additional information that the IEOS considers relevant.

Art. 102.- On the provisions regarding atmospheric emissions of the
incinerators.

The operation of incinerators must comply with the

provisions included in the Regulation for the Prevention and Control of the
Air Pollution.

Article 103.- On the transportation of solid waste with special characteristics.

The interested party or responsible person del transport of waste solids

with special characteristics, must request and obtain
authorization from the Ministry of Public Health prior to a technical report from the IEOS.

The IEOS will establish the minimum conditions that must be met
vehicles intended for the transport of waste with characteristics
specials.

Article 104.- On methods of treatment and final disposal of waste

solids with special characteristics.
The methods of treatment y disposition final sanitary of the
solid waste with special characteristics will be the
establishment by the IEOS.

Art. 105.- From the environmental impact study for waste management
solids with special characteristics.

For the management of solid waste with characteristics

special, the IEOS will require the interested party a study of impact
environmental in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and the
Regulation on Environmental Impact Studies.

TITLE VI
CHAPTER I
ON THE RECOVERY OF WASTE

Article 106.- On the purposes of the recovery of solid waste.

The reuse and recycling of solid waste has two fundamental purposes:

a) Recovery of economic and energy values that have been

used in the primary process of product manufacturing.

b) Reduction of the amount of waste produced, for its

final sanitary disposal.

Article 107.- Regarding the obtaining of permits for the recovery of waste.
Natural or legal persons from final disposal sites of
wastes wish to recover useful materials for industrialization, they must obtain
prior permission from health authorization.

Art. 108.- On the prohibitions for the recovery of trash.

It is strictly prohibited to employ minors in collection.

elimination and industrialization of waste. Similarly, personnel are prohibited
of urban cleaning service to carry out any kind of manipulation or
solid waste recovery.

Art. 109.- From the campaigns educational of recovery of

garbage. The entities responsible for the waste management service must promote the
reuse and recycling of solid waste through educational campaigns
directed to the community for this purpose.

Art. 110.- On the conditions for managing waste in the programs of

recovery.

The Ministry of Public Health, through the IEOS, will establish the
handling conditions and the sanitary characteristics that must be met by the
trash, in special the susceptible of to cause damage a the
human health, when they are incorporated into recovery programs.

Art. 111.- On the characteristics of packaging and containers.

All packaging, containers, and similar items must be made of materials

such that allow, thereafter to the use o
consumption of the respective
product, its recycling, recovery or reuse or, failing that, that
they are biodegradable.
Article 112.- On the promotion of packaging reuse.
The label on every product should promote recycling, recovery, or
reuse of the respective packaging or container.

Article 113.- On the recovery of radioactive solid waste.

For the recovery of radioactive solid waste is required
the preliminary technical report of the Ecuadorian Commission of Atomic Energy.

Art. 114.- On the storage of recoverable elements.

The collection and temporary storage of items

recoverable items can be carried out in warehouses, beforehand of on traslado the
classification and packaging site, as long as conditions are observed
sanitarias y de protección del medio ambiente.

Art. 115.- Regarding the location of warehouses, collection centers, and plants
recovery.
The location of warehouses, collection centers, and plants
waste recovery must be done in accordance with the standards of
current urban planning.

Article 116.- On the authorizations for the installation and operation of

warehouses and recovery plants.

For the installation and operation of wineries y plants of

waste recovery will be required of Authorization Sanitary of
Operation, issued by the Ministry of Public Health, prior report
technician of the IEOS, in accordance with what is provided in this Regulation.
coordination with the sanitation entity.
Art. 117.- On the operating conditions of warehouses and plants
recovery.
The operation of warehouses and waste recovery plants must
develop under the following conditions:
a) Compliance with occupational health, hygiene and
industrial safety, air, water, and soil pollution control issued
for the effect.
b) Keep the building facade and sidewalk clean of all waste.
solid.
c) Ensure insulation with the outside to avoid aesthetic issues.
proliferation of vectors and unpleasant odors.
d) Carry out loading, unloading, and handling of materials
recoverable, within their facilities.
e) Disinfect and deodorize with the frequency what guarantee
sanitary conditions.

Article 118.- On the allowed places for waste separation.

Separation of waste will only be allowed at the sources of origin and in the
sites expressly authorized by the Ministry of Public Health prior to the
technical report of the IEOS in coordination with the sanitation entities.

Art. 119.- Of the industries that are not considered recovery plants.

They will not be considered as plants of recovery a the plants

industries that use solid waste as raw material
recyclables and those that use reusable solid waste.
 TITLE VII
FROM THE ORGANIZATION OF CLEANING SERVICES
CHAPTER I
FROM THE REGISTER OF CLEANING ENTITIES

Article 120.- Of the registration of cleaning entities.

Every cleaning entity, whatever its nature or

characteristic, within a period of twelve 12 months counted a
starting from the effective date of this Regulation, must
register with the Provincial Directions of the IEOS. However,
a priority registration may be demanded before the expiration of the specified deadline, in the
time that the IEOS establishes for the effect.

The entities that are organized after the effective date of this
Regulations must also be registered with the IEOS.

The registration referred to in this article must to be carried out in the

Registration Form

Art. 121.- Of the content of the registry.

For registration purposes, at least the must be presented next

information:

a) Objectives of the entity.

b) Technical, administrative, and financial structure.

c) Location, area, and percentage of service coverage.

 d) Details and specifications of vehicles, equipment, and machinery to
to use.

e) The one required by the IEOS according to the complexity of the service.

CHAPTER II
ON THE OPERATION OF SANITATION ENTITIES

Article 122.- Of the obligations of sanitation entities.

The municipalities responsible for solid waste management are in the

obligation to carry out their activities in accordance with technical methods
established by the IEOS.

Article 123.- Of the cleaning program and the responsibility to establish it.

In all municipalities, it must be established, according to their

needs, a program for the management of solid waste of its
jurisdiction that has as object guarantee the performance regular
of the cleaning service and ensure compliance with the provisions
of the Health Code, the Law on Regime Municipal, the Law of
Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution, of the current Regulation
and other relevant legal provisions.

The Municipalities will establish the rates for yes financing y

they will record the budget items in accordance with letter a) of the article
398 of the Municipal Regime Law and Article 205 of the Health Code.

Article 124 - On the cleaning program in rural area populations.

The municipalities in coordination with IEOS will establish the programs.

waste management in the populations of the rural area; the

The organization of the service will be promoted by the Directors.
provincials of the IEOS through technical personnel and the promoters and
educadores sanitarios.

Article 125.- On the ordinances and regulations for the management of waste
solids.

The municipalities will issue, through ordinance, the standards

regulatory measures that will be deemed necessary for collection, handling and
final destination of solid waste. For this purpose, they will accept the
rules approved by the Ministry of Public Health, in accordance with
the technical reports that IEOS will present.

Art. 126.- On the content of the ordinances and regulations for the management of the
solid waste.

The ordinances and service regulations referred to in the previous article must
establish the relationships between the cleaning entity and the users and understand, among
others, the following aspects:

a) Responsibilities and rights of the entity and the users.

b) Communication channels between the entity and the users.

c) Programs and systems for service delivery, which include routes,

frequencies, schedules, and other service conditions.

d) The prohibitions and sanctions for the violation of the

provisions in accordance with the provisions established in this Regulation.
Art. 127.- On the obligation to provide the necessary personnel and equipment.

Every cleaning entity must assign the appropriate personnel equipped with the necessary tools.

y elements indispensables for the correct benefit

of the service and the control of operations.

Article 128.- On the obligation of training and instruction.

The cleaning entities must provide their staff with training and the
Training required for the technical and efficient exercise of its functions.

Article 129.- On the Obligation to provide the implements and protection

necessary.
The cleaning entities will be responsible of supply a the
employees and workers responsible for providing the service, the
necessary implements and protection according to the
provisions on hygiene and industrial safety.

Article 130.- On the obligation to establish a minimum operations program.

Every entity of management and administration of waste solids

must establish an operations program that includes, among others, the
following aspects:

a) Definition of the system and the sweeping and cleaning program of

the streets, green areas, public recreational areas, as well as pruning of
trees.
b) Definition of system y program of collection y
transport c) Definition of base stations and stations of
transfer, if applicable.

d) Final sanitary disposal of solid waste.

e) Promotion and health education.

When the entities responsible for pruning and cleaning areas

greens may be different from the of collection and disposal of others
solid waste must coordinate their activities with those of
ordinary collection service.

Art. 131.- On the ownership of solid waste.

The entities responsible for management and administration of the

solid waste will acquire ownership rights thereto from the
moment of its collection.

Art. 132.- From the function of providing technical assistance to sanitation entities.

It is the function of the IEOS to attend to and manage the advisory requests and
attendance technique what sean formulated for the entities of
management of solid waste.

CHAPTER III
OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES
Article 133.- On environmental impact studies.

The IEOS may require sanitary entities to conduct an environmental impact study.
when the class and magnitude of the activities and type of cleaning entity it
ameriten, and will understand all or part of the activities that I carry out or will

propose to carry out in accordance with the Regulation on Impact Studies

Environmental.

Article 134.- Regarding the content of the environmental impact study.

The environmental impact study must also take into account

the aspects mentioned in the corresponding Regulation y of the
physical factors. those of an economic nature social
y y to determine the
incident that the works or activities in project or in will have on the environment
execution.

The following aspects must be considered in the study:

a) Description of the proposed action, which includes:

1. Statement of purpose.

2. Assessment of existing environmental conditions before the action

proposal.

3. Technical information with details on processes, equipment, and operation.

4. Maps and flowcharts.

5. Estimations of quantities and volumes of solid waste to be managed in

the proposed session.

6. Estimation of quantities and volumes of liquid waste

solids and emissions to the atmosphere that originate from the proposed action.
7. Identification and delimitation of the areas of influence of the proposed action.

8. Identification of probable effects of occurring as

achievement of the proposed action in its area of influence previously
marked.

9. Identification and inventory of sources of air, soil, and pollution

waters in the area of influence.

10. Population data and projections for 5 and 10 years and socio-economic factors
cultural.

11. Soil studies.

12. Topographical conditions.

13. Weather conditions.

b) Relationship between the proposed action and land use plans.

c) Technical evaluation and selection of alternatives for the proposed action.

d) Evaluation of alternatives for controlling air and soil pollution.

water, with the due technical and economic justification.

e) Assessment of the effects on the environment of the action

proposal with pollution control systems.

Article 135.- Regarding the procedure for environmental impact studies.

The presentation and approval of environmental impact studies
they shall be subject to the procedure established in the Regulations

corresponding.

TITLE VIII
CHAPTER I
ON SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL
Article 136.- Of the control powers

According to the relevant laws, it is up to the entities in charge of

management of solid rights to exercise strict control over compliance with the
activities and responsibilities inherent to a proper management of such waste.

Article 137.- On the powers of surveillance.

It corresponds to the Ministry of Public Health. a through del IEOS
exercise the necessary oversight to ensure compliance with the
provisions of this Regulation.
Article 138.- On the powers for inspection by officials
of health.
The facilities, the plants of recovery the sites de
final disposal, transfer stations and others
buildings and places where activities are held own del
management of solid waste can be visited in any
moment by officials of the Ministry of Public Health and the IEOS,
previously identified for such purpose, with the end of
inspect the works, the systems of gathering, the vehicles
machinery and equipment used for the purpose.
Article 139.- On the dissemination of the provisions of this regulation.

The authorities of the Ministry of Public Health and the IEOS will release the
provisions sanitary contained in this Regulation,
to ensure compliance, protect the community y for
prevent penalties that may arise from non-compliance with them.

Article 140.- On the non-compliance by the Municipalities.

When the Municipalities cease to comply with the provisions

from the Health Code, from the Municipal Regime Law of y this
Regulation, in the field of solid waste management, the IEOS
will temporarily assume those functions in accordance with what is established
Article 206 of the Health Code, and Article 20 of the Regime Law
Municipal.

CHAPTER II
OF THE MEASURES OF ORIENTATION, EDUCATION, PROMOTION AND
RESEARCH

Article 141.- On education orientation and promotion.

The Ministries, the Municipalities, the entities of hygiene y

other Public or Private Institutions, within of sus fields of
competence, will develop and implement plans, campaigns and
other activities aimed at guiding and disseminating what the problem of
solid waste management means, its consequences and, in general, the means
for your solution.
Article 142.- On education.

The Ministry of Education, Culture y Sports will includein sus

educational programs the compulsory teaching of aspects
fundamentals about the proper management of solid waste.

Article 143.- On investigation.

The Universities and Schools Polytechnics y the Advice National

of Science and Technology (CONACYT), will promote and sponsor the
scientific research and appropriate technologies related to
the management of solid waste, its treatment, its recovery and
final disposition, including within its programs the practices and
corresponding courses, as well as dissemination in theses, journals, and other media
the recommendations that may be appropriate.

TITLE IX
CHAPTER I
OF THE SANCTIONS

Article 144.- On the authority to impose sanctions.

The violations of this Regulation will be sanctioned for the

Health Commissioners, in accordance with the Standards of the Code of the
matter and the Law of Prevention and Pollution Control
Environmental; the violations against the municipal ordinances they will be
sanctioned by the Municipal Commissioners, in accordance with the
rules of the Municipal Regime Law. In any case, it will be avoided the
duplication of penalties for the same offense, for which
they will establish the necessary coordination mechanisms.
Art. 145.- Regarding resources.

Against the resolutions issued as a result of the application of this

Regulations, the resources specified in the Health Code will be granted.
Municipal Regime Law.

CHAPTER II
FROM THE POPULAR ACTION

Article 146.- On the exercise of popular action.

A popular action is granted to report to the authority

competent any act that causes poor management of solid waste,
in the terms of Article 225 of the Health Code and the
Article 29 of the Law on Prevention and Control of Pollution
Environmental and this Regulation.

Article 147.- On the procedure for popular action.

The popular action to report the existence of any of the sources.
generators of improper solid waste management referred to herein
Regulation himselfwill exercise for anyone person o entity
before the Ministry of Public Health or before the Departments
Health Provincials, before the IEOS and before the Municipalities,
detailing the reasons for the complaint and indicating the necessary data
that allow locating the name and address of the complainant. These
complaints will be subject to the corresponding technical study by
of the IEOS in coordination with the Municipalities.