SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
Increasing population levels, differences between acquisition levels and living standard accelerates the generation rate of MSW. MSWM has to face not only technical problem but also the interaction between different factors as known, political, economical, socio-cultural, environmental and available resources.
Bogotá is the capital of Colombia; it is located in the center of the country at 2640 masl. The city has approximately 7 million inhabitants including the metropolitan areas. The municipal solid waste management (MSWM) in the city is carried out as a public service, which includes collection, transport and disposal. The waste is disposed in the sanitary landfill Doña Juana located at south of the city, it receives an average of 6000 ton.d
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