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Ms. Paula-A. Bustos-Castro
Quipus Consultores SAS

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0 life cycle analysis
0 Environmental law and policy
0 Waste management (municipal solid waste, industrial waste, end-of-life vehicles, e-waste)
0 Noise and air pollution
0 Circular economy, sustainability assessments of materials and circular economy strategies

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Environmental and Sanitary Engineer, pursuing a Master's Degree in Environmental Law and Management , I have practiced professionally in the public and private sectors on environmental issues in Colombia.

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Journal article
Published: 30 March 2021 in Sustainability
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For the first time in the scientific literature, this research shows an analysis of the implementation of circular economy techniques under sustainable development framework in six municipalities with a depressed economy in Colombia. The analysis is based on solid waste data production at a local scale, the valuation of the waste for subsequent recycling, and the identification and quantification of the variables associated with the treatment and final disposal of waste, in accordance with the Colombian regulatory framework. Waste generation data are obtained considering three different scenarios, in which a comparison between the simulated values and those established in the management plans are compared. Important differences have been identified between the waste management programs of each municipality, specifically regarding the components of waste collection, transportation and disposal, participation of environmental reclaimers, and potential use of materials. These differences are fundamentally associated with the different administrative processes considered for each individual municipality. This research is a good starting point for the development of waste management models based on circular economy techniques, through the subsequent implementation of an office tool in depressed regions such as those studied.

ACS Style

Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri; Camilo-A. Vargas-Terranova; María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero; Paula-A. Bustos-Castro. Advances on the Implementation of Circular Economy Techniques in Rural Areas in Colombia under a Sustainable Development Framework. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3816 .

AMA Style

Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri, Camilo-A. Vargas-Terranova, María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero, Paula-A. Bustos-Castro. Advances on the Implementation of Circular Economy Techniques in Rural Areas in Colombia under a Sustainable Development Framework. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3816.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri; Camilo-A. Vargas-Terranova; María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero; Paula-A. Bustos-Castro. 2021. "Advances on the Implementation of Circular Economy Techniques in Rural Areas in Colombia under a Sustainable Development Framework." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3816.

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Published: 04 March 2021
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PROPOSAL OF A CIRCULAR MODEL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USABLE WASTE IN LOW-INCOME MUNICIPALITIES IN COLOMBIA

 Camilo-A. Vargas-Terranova 1, Javier Rodrigo-Ilarri 2, María-Elena Rodrigo-Clavero 2, Paula-A. Bustos-Castro3

1  Programa de Ingeniería Ambiental y Sanitaria, Universidad de La Salle, Carrera 2 # 10-70, Piso 6-Bloque A, 111711, Bogotá, Colombia; [email protected]

2   Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), 46022 Valencia, Spain; [email protected]; [email protected]

3   Quipus Consultores SAS, Carrera 8 # 16-36, 250010, Cota, Colombia; [email protected]

 

Waste reuse is a main activity included in the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) system in Colombia. However, the economic costs related with these activities are not usually included within the service fee. Therefore, operators who perform reuse activities are not formalized or legally constituted and they do not always find a significant economic benefit. This on-going research raises a proposal for a circular model for usable waste in order to add value to the different stages that make up the recovery activity, generating social and environmental benefits.

The circular economy model for the reuse of waste has five phases: i) solid waste generation; ii) solid waste collection; iii) classification of solid waste in collection centers; iv) delivery to an external manager and v) reinstatement to the production chain, to finally return to the first stage.

The financial analysis of the circular economy model is also divided into five phases. In the first phase a basic calculation is made as a reference on the cost of the operation of the public cleaning service, the staff payment cost, the operation of the vehicle fleet and the cost of final waste disposal. In the second and third phases, two scenarios are raised regarding the state of the collection center in a municipality. Specifically, in the second phase, the scenario of a municipality that does not have a collection center or classification and utilization station is proposed. The investment in locating, adapting and building a collection center with different sizes is calculated. In the third phase, a scenario is proposed where a municipality already has a collection center, so the investment for its operation is calculated.

In the fourth phase, the scenarios proposed with the reference value are evaluated. Also, the behavior of production of usable waste and the fluctuation of values in the purchase and sale of this waste in low-income municipalities are determined.

Finally, in the fifth phase, a synthesis of the economic valuation is made, evaluating the scenarios for the municipalities, determining the amount of income and expenses.

ACS Style

Camilo Andres Vargas Terranova; Javier Rodrigo Ilarri; María Elena Rodrigo Clavero; Paula Andrea Bustos Castro. Proposal of a circular model for the management of usable waste in low-income municipalities in Colombia. 2021, 1 .

AMA Style

Camilo Andres Vargas Terranova, Javier Rodrigo Ilarri, María Elena Rodrigo Clavero, Paula Andrea Bustos Castro. Proposal of a circular model for the management of usable waste in low-income municipalities in Colombia. . 2021; ():1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Camilo Andres Vargas Terranova; Javier Rodrigo Ilarri; María Elena Rodrigo Clavero; Paula Andrea Bustos Castro. 2021. "Proposal of a circular model for the management of usable waste in low-income municipalities in Colombia." , no. : 1.