Logistics as an essential area for the development of the solid waste management in Colombia

This research summarizes findings of solid waste logistics not only in Colombia, but in other Latin American countries with reference to some of the leading economies throughout the world. All official data and new results are developed and discussed, providing an account for the evolution of solid waste and its logistics regarding time with a focus on transportation and storage. The study also refers to the transportation of waste and its storage in landfills. Due to the situation in Colombia is quite similar to many developing countries, the findings of this study might be of interest to other nations. Results revealed several problems involving the economy, technology, regulations, and political concerns common to several countries worldwide.

• Autores: Colorado Lopera, Diana Patricia; Colorado Lopera, Henry Alonso; Echeverri Lopera, Gloria Ines
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/46613
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/46613
• Palabra clave: Administración de Residuos; Waste Management; Resíduos de Construcción; Construction Wastes; Transporte de Residuos Sólidos; Solid Waste Transport; Almacenamiento de residuos; Waste store; Construction; Construcción; http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_35060; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018505
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/