CARACTERIZACIÓN DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS EN UNA IES; EL CASO DEL ITMEXICALI

Abstract

To comprehensively manage the solid waste generated in a Higher Education Institution, it is necessary to know the composition of said waste, therefore in this work are presented the results of the generation and quantification of the solid waste generated in the Instituto Tecnológico of Mexicali with the purpose of knowing how much waste a member of this institution generates on average, as well as proposing an awareness program in the technological community to promote reuse, reduction and recycling practices and propose its insertion in the educational model by competencies of this institution, thereby building a comprehensive training that includes the environmental area and contribute so that the Instituto Tecnológico of Mexicali is a Higher Education Institution that promotes sustainable development. The potential for waste recovery is over 60%, which makes it possible to promote this type of activity in the Institution