Public Management and Government Control in the Management of Solid Waste in the Andean Community of Nations: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The countries belonging to the Andean Community of Nations present various systems for the management of solid waste. The main objective was to evaluate the advances in public management and government control in the management of solid waste in the member countries of the Andean Community of Nations. The study was generated through a qualitative descriptive approach through a systematic review as an information collection tool. Searches were carried out in three academic databases: Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science, and 33 research studies that met the established criteria were selected, to answer the research question: What are the advances in public management and government control of solid waste management in the member countries of the Andean Community of Nations? The first analysis identified three levels of progress in solid waste management: high, low, and medium. Furthermore, previous research in the Andean Community of Nations highlighted achievements such as waste reduction in Colombia, and the promotion of recycling in Ecuador. The importance of a sustainable approach to organic waste management and the presence of government control were highlighted. The reduction of solid waste in Colombia, the increase in recycling in Ecuador, the recovery of organic waste in Peru, and the optimization of waste management through the clustering approach in Bolivia were identified.