Now that you have completed a waste diagnostic and presented it to the community, you must analyze the current waste management situation to determine a desired level of service and objectives to be reached. Here are some questions to get you started:
- Is there a current collection system? What are its strengths/weaknesses?
- Are there differences between neighborhoods/sectors with regard to waste management/attitudes towards waste/environmental consciousness?
- Are there stigmas or gender differences with regard to the handling of waste?
- Have community members tried to start some type of waste management project (formal or informal)?
Evaluating the Alternatives:
Here are the basic components of an integrated waste management system that you will be analyzing in this step:
* From the Hacia el Plan Maestro para la Gestion y el Manejo de los Residuos Solidos en el Cono Norte de Lima. Alternativa 1999, pg 47.
What system might be good for the community?
Here is a chart of good options available for rural communities in Peru with recommendations of waste management programs based on community size, community organization, generation of waste, etc. :
*This calculation considers that much of this organic material will go to feed animals** This calculation considers that not all of this recyclable material will be able to be collected and sold
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