Producción más limpia como mecanismo de gestión ambiental para prevenir, mitigar o eliminar el impacto ambiental generado por la descarga final del agua residual industrial durante el funcionamiento del Camal Municipal del cantón Latacunga

Abstract

The objective of this research was to develop the Cleaner Production methodology as an environmental management mechanism to prevent, mitigate or eliminate the environmental impact caused by the operation of the municipal slaughterhouse of Latacunga Canton during the final discharge of industrial wastewater. For this reason, it was a descriptive research and the scientific, descriptive, analytical and documentary method was considered, using observation and collection of primary and secondary information, taking into account the entire universe of 25 people working in the place. In this sense, favorable results were obtained that benefit environmentally in the reduction of water consumption in 164187.3 m3/year, reduction in the generation of industrial wastewater in 147768.57 m3/year. Additionally, the collection of blood in 44,663 kg/year, collection of waste in 114,798 m3/year and collection of manure from the corral area in 18,048 m3/year, generating a total of 177,509 kg/year of waste for sale. On the other hand, the economic benefits according to the projections in case study No. 1 with an investment of $15,750, was recovered in 14 months with an IRR of 89.2%. In this sense, a reduction of the water resource of $8,756.66 was obtained, minimization of wastewater of $9,851.24. In addition, case study No. 2, with an investment of $11,600 was recovered in 3 months and an internal rate of return of 445.2%, profits were obtained from the sale of blood of $11,165.85, waste of $51,658.97 and manure of $6,316.70, demonstrating its economic feasibility. For this reason, it was demonstrated that this environmental management methodology is viable for implementation in the Latacunga municipal slaughterhouse. In this sense, it contributes to the reduction, mitigation and elimination caused by wastewater during operation and in this way it will comply with current environmental regulations.