Solid Waste Management (SWM)

This guide aims at establishing national policies and strategies for concrete actions at the local level. The objective is to improve the operating system for the management of urban solid waste, which is the responsibility of local governments. It is the faculty of each municipality, within its territorial jurisdiction, to ensure the provision of efficient public cleaning services to all its inhabitants, protecting human health and avoiding procedures and methods that may affect the environment.

The management of hazardous waste is a fundamental part of the proper management of waste in general, which allows to prevent risks to human health and the environment. In the first instance, it is necessary to know which are these dangerous wastes that are generated, as well as their classification. Subsequently, the amounts that are generated in the country to adopt prevention, minimization measures and incentivize the infrastructure to manage these and, finally, what adverse effects they can cause to health in work areas.

This report guides the actions within these, with the aim of incorporating the concept of management and the best practices related to waste management from the purchase of inputs to their final disposal. In addition, the guide establishes criteria and guidelines to implement actions that promote the recovery of waste, reducing the amount of waste that finally reaches final disposal sites.