IDENTIFICACIÓN DE SITIOS CON POTENCIAL PARA LA DISPOSICIÓN FINAL DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS EN EL MUNICIPIO DE TEPIC, NAYARIT, MÉXICO

Abstract

The growth of population in urban areas and the development of cities should support environmental sustainability in solid waste management systems. The final disposal of this waste is a serious problem, since it is the critical point for the control of environmental contamination of local soils and water sources. Therefore, the need to designate suitable sites for their final disposal is evident and justified. In this context, the objective of this paper is to identify potential areas for the location of a solid waste landfill in the municipality of Tepic. A spatial analysis of the municipality was carried out, contrasting four criteria indicated in the Official Mexican Standard NOM-083-SEMARNAT-2003, two other natural features, slope and coverage, andland use. It has been possible to identify 5.4 % of the surface of the municipality of Tepic (about 9090.8 ha) with appropriate land features for the location of a sanitary landfill; the remaining 94.6 % presents at least one characteristic that limits or restricts this purpose. This work represents a first approach for the identification of suitable areas for final disposal sites of urban solid waste.