A Perspective of Household Waste Collection Methods

The implementation of a household waste collection system has a significant impact on the recycling rates of various materials and the costs of a waste management system. Frequently, information is found with case studies that analyze the implementation of these systems and their results in various regions of the world, but the information on the previous procedure that must be carried out is quite scarce. In the present study, schemes are created through which they seek to analyze and establish the steps prior to the implementation of a system and the determining factors for its success. Fundamental aspects are highlighted such as the recognition of the origin of the system or the reasons why it is implemented, if it is mandatory or voluntary, the characterization of the waste flow, the environmental, economic and social limits of the system, demographic study of the region, the form of billing, the communication strategies with which the system will socialize the community and the choice of the collection method. The curbside method contributes to a higher collection rate given the comfort that the user has by having the containers at home; and in the drop-off method, the investment in vehicles and containers as well as the operating costs are much lower.