One investigates in this paper: How can you improve the management of residential waste in the district of San Juan de Miraflores (SJM) concerning the environment, the waste collection and the behavior of the inhabitants? One proposes a program for the management of residential waste in SJM concentrating on the environmentally inadequate handling of waste, the insufficient waste collection service and an irresponsible and not sustainable handling of solid waste. In order to improve these points, the current situation is analyzed with data gained by field work and other sources. One suggests to separate and recycle the garbage, to improve the route, the factors “employees” and “human” for a better service of waste collection and the creation of a social consciousness to assure a responsible and sustainable handling of the domestic waste.

One investigates in this paper: How can you improve the management of residential waste in the district of San Juan de Miraflores (SJM) concerning the environment, the waste collection and the behavior of the inhabitants? One proposes a program for the management of residential waste in SJM concentrating on the environmentally inadequate handling of waste, the insufficient waste collection service and an irresponsible and not sustainable handling of solid waste. In order to improve these points, the current situation is analyzed with data gained by field work and other sources. One suggests to separate and recycle the garbage, to improve the route, the factors “employees” and “human” for a better service of waste collection and the creation of a social consciousness to assure a responsible and sustainable handling of the domestic waste.

Propone un programa de gestión de manejo de residuos sólidos residenciales en San Juan de Miraflores, un distrito de Lima metropolitana con serios problemas de limpieza pública. Estos son resumidos en tres categorías: un trato inadecuado de los desechos con respecto al ambiente, el servicio de recojo insuficiente y una cultura de manejo de los residuos sólidos irresponsable y no sostenible. Para mejorar estos puntos, se analiza la situación actual con datos que se levantaron a través de un trabajo de campo e informes de la misma municipalidad y otras instituciones. Evalúa los impactos ambientales significativos del manejo de los residuos sólidos y sugiere acciones para reducir el impacto ambiental. Analiza el servicio de recojo, determina sus factores influyentes y propone acciones para mejorar el servicio. Analiza los problemas respecto a la conducta de la población y elabora ...