Valoración económica de la disposición a pagar (DAP) para controlar la venta de porta comidas asociados al uso de plásticos inadecuados en el municipio de villavicencio por el método de valoración contingente

Abstract

In the present work an economic valuation was carried out applying the contingent valuation method, to estimate the willingness to pay of the population of Villavicencio, to achieve a control in the sale o ffood carrier due to the negative effects that appear in the human health , associated with the use of inadequate plastics. The application of this method was carried out by means of both open and multiple-choice questions to the users of the study population, in order to find out the preferences of the people at the time of acquiring the product, in the same way, they were asked on the perception of the inhabitants of Villavicencio against Bisphenol A (BPA), the damage it causes to human health, likewise on the labeling of the plastic container (food carrier) and the importance of the implementation of biodegradable containers. 1064 surveys were conducted distributed in the neighborhoods belonging to commune 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Villavicencio municipality, after identifying the availability of payment (DAP) that would have the respondents because it is achieved to control the sale of inadequate food in the market and, finally, once all the information was obtained, it became necessary to determine the problems that arise from the packaging of plastic, in order to design strategies to raise awareness about the materials used to make food transporters, as well as the positive and negative aspects of BPA.