Auditoría ambiental a las operaciones y procesos de los residuos sólidos del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal del cantón Mocha, provincia de Tungurahua por el período 2018

Abstract

The present study was aimed to carry out an environmental audit about operations and processes of solid waste at the Municipal Autonomous Decentralized Government of Mocha, province of Tungurahua, period 2018 in order to improve the living conditions of the population. For its development, a work schedule was established, including meetings “in situ” with the technical, administrative and operational staff of the institution. Regarding the methodological framework, it was descriptive, exploratory and quantitative, the objectives, approach, scope and execution of the audit process were carried out in stages through the evaluation of the internal control system and environmental indicators, and verification of current environmental legislation and regulations with the purpose to present some findings in the audit report such as: The absence of an environmental management system in the phases of collection, transportation, processing and waste treatment, inadequate location and limitation in the infrastructure of the landfill, lack of training programs and environmental education for the population from Mocha Canton. It was concluded that the institution shows deficiencies about compliance with environmental laws and standards, a poor management of operations and processes about solid waste. The authorities and the environmental department of the municipality must study the recommendations issued in the environmental audit for its implementation as they can be adapted or modified if their purpose is to correct the deficiencies detected.