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WEA 2017: Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering pp 238–249Cite as

Dynamics of the Recycling Sector and the Generation of Waste in Bogotá

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Abstract

The present simulation model represents and analyzes the dynamics of the recoverable solid waste stream in the Bogotá’s recycling chain, characterizing the amount of waste collected per day, according to a number of recyclers that are in the daily activity.

This study is intended to provide guidance for decision-making district order, in politics and public operation of the recycling system as an input frequency in training and collection routes.

The model was developed through continuous simulation, using the computational tool Ithink, with which we represent the study system, which allows us to perform the analysis of the same, projections of the quantity of recyclable waste and capacity of collection by Part of the recyclers starting in 2017 until the year 2020.

The main achievement of the model is to be able to determine the most important variables to increase the efficiency in the collection of recyclable materials, which are given by the increase of the population of the recycling sector and its capacity of collection, transport, and storage. In addition to allowing to measure, the impact of the separation at the source on the efficiency of the collection system of recyclable solid waste generated per day, and whether or not this influences the amount of waste entering the landfill.

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  1. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia

    Nelson Riaño-Contreras, William Velasquez-Melo & Germán Andres Mendez-Giraldo

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  1. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia

    Juan Carlos Figueroa-García

  2. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia

    Eduyn Ramiro López-Santana

  3. Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Cartagena, Colombia

    José Luis Villa-Ramírez

  4. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia

    Roberto Ferro-Escobar

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Riaño-Contreras, N., Velasquez-Melo, W., Mendez-Giraldo, G.A. (2017). Dynamics of the Recycling Sector and the Generation of Waste in Bogotá. In: Figueroa-García, J., López-Santana, E., Villa-Ramírez, J., Ferro-Escobar, R. (eds) Applied Computer Sciences in Engineering. WEA 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 742. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66963-2_22

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