LOGÍSTICA EN EL MANEJO DE RESIDUOS EN EMPRESAS RECICLADORAS ECUATORIANAS Y SU CONTEXTO LATINOAMERICANO

Abstract

The recycling industry has become important due to the environmental conditions of the world; in Latin America, this industry is in progress; Ecuador, for its part, found in this sector economic opportunities and sustainable development for its people. This paper studies the system of one of the key areas of recycling companies, logistics, and within it: its history, supply chain conformation, involved processes therein and the immersed agents in Ecuadorian market. Also, it makes a literature review of recycling in Latin America; and international logistics practices, facilitating comparison with the situation in Ecuador and allowing acquire learning traversed experiences by other countries. The logistics of waste management is considered a contemporary and collective interest issue, because if it exists safety in its implementation would cause serious damages to the ecosystem.