Political ecology and critical geography of waste in Ecuador

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María Fernanda Solíz Torres

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Ecuador produces 58.829 tons of solid waste weekly. Only 20% is disposed on appropriate conditions, the remaining percentage is distributed between open dumps, controlled landfills, rivers and incinerators. The 45,5% of municipalities reports the presence of informal recyclers, and it is estimated that the total recycling rate (formal and informal) is 14%. From a vision of political ecology, the article proposes a national diagnostic conducted during the years 2010-2012 through structured interviews and fieldwork in each of disposal systems. The article expects to highlight the structure and determination of double crises (qualitative and quantitative) of trash in Ecuador.

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Solíz Torres, María Fernanda. 2015. “Political Ecology and Critical Geography of Waste in Ecuador”. Letras Verdes. Revista Latinoamericana De Estudios Socioambientales, no. 17 (March):4-28. https://doi.org/10.17141/letrasverdes.17.2015.1259.
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María Fernanda Solíz Torres, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar

Profesora Investigadora del Área de Salud. Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar.

Profesora Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

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