Impacto del manejo integral de los residuos sólidos en la Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
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Date
2004
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Introduction: The environmental problems produced
by the increase of solid wastes are due, partly,
to a lack of education and environmental responsibility
to separate them in the very source and use
them again as raw material in the fabrication of
new products. The Integral Management of Solid
Waste (MIRS, in Spanish) contributes to the sustainable
saving of natural resources. Objective:
Evaluating the impact of the MIRS program in the
Corporación Universitaria Lasallista. Methodology:
The MIRS program was implemented and,
later, the educational experiences and certain economic
profits were evaluated. These profits include
savings in the public cleanliness fees, the production
of compost and the sale of recycling materials.
Results: In 5 semesters developing the program
$18´ 114.772 Colombian Pesos were saved in
cleanliness fees, diminishing the the volume of
waste for their final disposal. Other benefits included
the production of compost and the sale of recycling
materials. Conclusions: Implementing
MIRS has been an excellent experience, due to
the environmental education campaign in which
all of the academic members have been involved,
A special commitment has been kept by our students
and faculty members from the SISMO Young
Researchers Group and the General Services staff
from Corporación Universitaria Lasallista.
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Educación ambiental, Manejo integral de los residuos sólidos (MIRS), Residuos sólidos, Reciclaje, Compost, Corporación Universitaria Lasallista