ESTUDIO DE LAS SOLUCIONES A LA PROBLEMÁTICA DE LOS MICROVERTEDEROS INCONTROLADOS: APLICACIÓN AL CASO DE CASTELLÓN

Abstract

Although the law has forbidden uncontrolled dumping of waste in Spain since 1998 (Law 10/1998), nowadays they still appear on the peripheries of cities. The main problems of these uncontrolled micro-landfills, in addition to the visual impact, are: soil, air and water pollution; odour production; flight and dispersion of the lighter fractions, and proliferation of vectors. As a result, local government must hire cleaning teams for the continuous removal of these waste, with the consequent economic cost that this entails. The aim of this work is to propose a set of measures for eliminating uncontrolled micro-landfills in Castellón. For this, it is necessary to know the causes of this phenomenon and the nature of the waste. First, the evolution and current state of uncontrolled landfills have been studied. On the one hand, the waste dump points have been located. On the other hand, the quantities discharged annually have been estimated and the composition have been determined in every micro-landfill. A clear and simple sampling methodology has been designed given that the different types of the deposited materials make difficult their count. Finally, a set of measures and action plan have been established.