Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste

Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste

Rapid population growth has increased the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). In the past six decades, Mexico’s population grew from 30 million in 1950 (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004) to 112.337 million in the year 2010 (INEGI, 2010) and waste disposal increased from 3 million tons in the decade of the...

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Main Authors: Caballero-Saldívar, Diana Elena, de la Garza-Requena, Francisco Rafael, Andrade-Limas, Elizabeth del Carmen, Briones-Encinia, Florencio
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Published: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2011
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-632017-11-23T17:52:28Z Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste Los rellenos sanitarios: una alternativa para la disposición final de los residuos sólidos urbanos Caballero-Saldívar, Diana Elena de la Garza-Requena, Francisco Rafael Andrade-Limas, Elizabeth del Carmen Briones-Encinia, Florencio municipal solid waste landfill. residuos sólidos urbanos relleno sanitario. Rapid population growth has increased the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). In the past six decades, Mexico’s population grew from 30 million in 1950 (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004) to 112.337 million in the year 2010 (INEGI, 2010) and waste disposal increased from 3 million tons in the decade of the fifty (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004) to 40.1 million tons today (Sedesol, 2011). This means that each person generates about one kilogram of waste per day (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004). According Sedesol (2011), in 2010 the states with greatest waste disposal was the state of Mexico with 6.484 million tons and the Federal District with 4.847 million tons, while in Tamaulipas generated 1 159 000 tons of waste. It is important to know what the final destination of such waste is, for example, in Mexico during 2010 alone deposited in landfills 70% of the MSW produced. Landfills are a techni­cal and economic alternative for a proper management of municipal solid waste, thus decreasing the damage to the environment and health of the population (Villafuerte et al., 2004). The aim of this paper is to show the importance of the landfill as an alternative for disposal of solid waste generated by the population. El acelerado crecimiento de la población ha incrementado la generación de residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU). En las últimas seis décadas la población en México creció de 30 millones de habitantes en 1950 (Semarnat-GTZ, 2004) a 112.337 millones en el año 2010 (Inegi, 2010) y la generación de residuos pasó de 3 millones de toneladas en la década de los cincuenta (Semarnat-GTZ, 2004) a 40.1 millones de toneladas en la actualidad (Sedesol, 2011). Esto significa que cada habitante genera alrededor de un kilogramo de basura al día (Semarnat-GTZ, 2004). Según Sedesol (2011), en el año 2010 las entidades federativas con mayor generación de residuos fueron el estado de México con 6 484 000 toneladas y el Distrito Federal con 4 847 000 toneladas, mientras que en Tamaulipas se generaron 1 159 000 toneladas de residuos. Es importante conocer cuál es el destino final de estos residuos. Por ejemplo, en México durante el año 2010 solamente se depositó en rellenos sanitarios el 70 % de los RSU producidos. Los rellenos sanitarios constituyen una alternativa técnica y económica para tener un adecuado manejo de los RSU, para así disminuir el daño al medio ambiente y a la salud de la población (Villafuerte et al., 2004). El objetivo de este artículo es dar a conocer la impor­tancia de los rellenos sanitarios como alternativa para la disposición final de los residuos sólidos urbanos generados por la población. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2011-11-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/63 CienciaUAT; Vol. 6 No. 2: October-December 2011; 14-17 CienciaUAT; Vol. 6 No. 2: Octubre-Diciembre 2011; 14-17 2007-7858 2007-7521 eng https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/63/51
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Andrade-Limas, Elizabeth del Carmen
Briones-Encinia, Florencio
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de la Garza-Requena, Francisco Rafael
Andrade-Limas, Elizabeth del Carmen
Briones-Encinia, Florencio
Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste
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de la Garza-Requena, Francisco Rafael
Andrade-Limas, Elizabeth del Carmen
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title Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste
title_short Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste
title_full Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste
title_fullStr Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste
title_full_unstemmed Landfill: an alternative to the disposal of solid waste
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description Rapid population growth has increased the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). In the past six decades, Mexico’s population grew from 30 million in 1950 (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004) to 112.337 million in the year 2010 (INEGI, 2010) and waste disposal increased from 3 million tons in the decade of the fifty (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004) to 40.1 million tons today (Sedesol, 2011). This means that each person generates about one kilogram of waste per day (SEMARNAT-GTZ, 2004). According Sedesol (2011), in 2010 the states with greatest waste disposal was the state of Mexico with 6.484 million tons and the Federal District with 4.847 million tons, while in Tamaulipas generated 1 159 000 tons of waste. It is important to know what the final destination of such waste is, for example, in Mexico during 2010 alone deposited in landfills 70% of the MSW produced. Landfills are a techni­cal and economic alternative for a proper management of municipal solid waste, thus decreasing the damage to the environment and health of the population (Villafuerte et al., 2004). The aim of this paper is to show the importance of the landfill as an alternative for disposal of solid waste generated by the population.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
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