DIAGNOSTICO SITUACIONAL DE LOS NEUMÁTICOS FUERA DE USO EN LA CIUDAD DE MILAGRO.

Abstract

The objective of this bibliographic and documentary study is to analyze the actions currently being taken to manage Used Tires in the city of Milagro. This special waste characterizes modern societies that are so dependent on the automobile. Therefore, its massive manufacture and the difficulties for its final disposal, constitutes one of the most serious environmental problems of the last years in the whole world. To analyze this phenomenon at the local level, statistical data were obtained from companies that sell tires, from an authorized manager, and from individuals involved in buying and selling tires. This made it possible to identify the problems present in the city, relating the variables of the quantity of Out of Use Tires that are properly managed, versus the quantity that the end user discards in the common garbage, or chooses to give this waste a second life. In addition, surveys were conducted to determine the knowledge of the community about the correct way to manage and use used tires, and about the standard that regulates them. Information was obtained on the main destinations of Used Tires, which include reuse, handicrafts, and to a lesser extent the authorized manager. It is concluded that the lack of socialization of information by the authorities, and the lack of awareness on the part of the population, are the main causes of inadequate waste management, which can have negative impacts on people's health, such as diseases generated by vectors, and in the environment, by contaminating bodies of water, soil, etc. Aspects to be countered.