Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification

J. Hidalgo-Crespo; J. L. Amaya; M. Soto; L. Caamaño-Gordillo

doi:10.18687/LACCEI2021.1.1.265

Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification

J. Hidalgo-Crespo, J. L. Amaya, M. Soto, L. Caamaño-Gordillo

Interdisciplinary Research Group in Applied Mathematics (GIIMA)

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Abstract

A significant contributor to the waste streams nowadays are domestic plastics. However, in Ecuador most of them end up in the local landfills impacting the environment in a major form. The aim of this paper is to classify and quantify the total amount of household plastics generated for the city of Guayaquil. To obtain this, we developed a novel methodology with the help of students from a local university. Each household produces approximately 1.64 kg of plastics daily. From all plastic waste, PET occupies the 1^st place as the most disposed of with approximately 44%, followed by HDPE with 20% and PP with 10%.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	"Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Proceedings
Editors	Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Luis Felipe Zapata Rivera, Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun
Publisher	Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions
ISBN (Electronic)	9789585207189
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2021.1.1.265
State	Published - 2021
Event	19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 19 Jul 2021 → 23 Jul 2021

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Volume	2021-July
ISSN (Electronic)	2414-6390

Conference

Conference	19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	19/07/21 → 23/07/21

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Keywords

Classification
Domestic
Plastic
Quantification
Waste

UN SDGs

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Hidalgo-Crespo, J., Amaya, J. L., Soto, M., & Caamaño-Gordillo, L. (2021). Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification. In M. M. Larrondo Petrie, L. F. Zapata Rivera, & C. Aranzazu-Suescun (Eds.), 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Proceedings (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology; Vol. 2021-July). Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2021.1.1.265

Hidalgo-Crespo, J. ; Amaya, J. L. ; Soto, M. et al. / Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil : Generation Rate and Classification. 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Proceedings. editor / Maria M. Larrondo Petrie ; Luis Felipe Zapata Rivera ; Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun. Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 2021. (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology).

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Hidalgo-Crespo, J, Amaya, JL, Soto, M & Caamaño-Gordillo, L 2021, Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification. in MM Larrondo Petrie, LF Zapata Rivera & C Aranzazu-Suescun (eds), 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Proceedings. Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology, vol. 2021-July, Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021, Virtual, Online, 19/07/21. https://doi.org/10.18687/LACCEI2021.1.1.265

Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification. / Hidalgo-Crespo, J.; Amaya, J. L.; Soto, M. et al.
19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Proceedings. ed. / Maria M. Larrondo Petrie; Luis Felipe Zapata Rivera; Catalina Aranzazu-Suescun. Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, 2021. (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology; Vol. 2021-July).

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Hidalgo-Crespo J, Amaya JL, Soto M, Caamaño-Gordillo L. Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification. In Larrondo Petrie MM, Zapata Rivera LF, Aranzazu-Suescun C, editors, 19th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology: "Prospective and Trends in Technology and Skills for Sustainable Social Development" and "Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Construct the Future", LACCEI 2021 - Proceedings. Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. 2021. (Proceedings of the LACCEI international Multi-conference for Engineering, Education and Technology). doi: 10.18687/LACCEI2021.1.1.265

Domestic Plastic Waste in the city of Guayaquil: Generation Rate and Classification

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