Informe de Practica Empresarial en el Desarrollo de la Campaña Reciclofest - Alcaldía de Villavicencio,Secretaria de Medio Ambiente

Abstract

The variation in population growth between the years 2010 and 2021 is currently equivalent to 22,000 inhabitants in the urban sector. This has generated an increase of approximately 16,000 tons/year of solid waste and, in turn, the poor disposal of these, have consequently brought a deterioration to the environment and public health, for this reason the government entity has developed various strategies to counteract the impacts caused by inadequate waste management (National Planning Department, 2020). In response to the aforementioned situation, this report describes the various strategies that were developed within the framework of the RECICLOFEST campaign, in order to correct the shortcomings caused in the entities (Hotels, Shopping Centers, Horizontal Properties, and Units of the Municipal Mayor's Office) due to the inadequate management of solid waste. This was carried out in coordination with the Secretary of the Environment and the Santo Tomas University, in the form of business practice as a requirement for obtaining the title of Environmental Engineer. The RECICLOFEST campaign is an activity aimed at complying with chapter seven (07) called Implementation, evaluation and monitoring that makes up the Solid Waste Management Plan -PGIRS- of the year 2015, which executes the utilization program that focuses on the goal of improving the Separation at the Source of the Municipality of Villavicencio-Meta. This event was consolidated through a social pact signed by four entities, mentioned above, where commitment and responsibility were evidenced in accordance with the provisions of said activity, thus generating positive impacts on the environmental managers of each institution, since promoted, raised awareness, and encouraged a better citizen culture among the participants, emphasizing the importance of adequate separation at the source, and directly contributing to the dignity of recyclers. Additionally, and in order to comply with the objectives of this business practice report, support was provided for updating Chapter II and III (Baseline, objectives and goals) of the Solid Waste Management Plan for the municipality of Villavicencio-Meta.