Análisis de la gestión de residuos peligrosos en el área metropolitana de Bucaramanga en el marco de la Economía Circular

Abstract

The progress in the management of waste or hazardous waste - RESPEL since the implementation of the National Policy in 2005 has made it possible to improve management processes in different areas. However, the management of hazardous waste in Colombia still presents great challenges, among which is the search for alternatives that minimize the final disposal of these and encourage their use and/or recovery. This study evaluated the management of hazardous waste in the Bucaramanga metropolitan area and its application in Circular Economy processes; the foregoing, based on the quantification of the waste generated and the analysis of environmentally sustainable alternatives that allow promoting its reincorporation into the industry; alternatives for use, treatment and/or recovery identified through the text mining process. Within these alternatives, energy recovery processes were identified, as well as the recovery of precious and non-precious metals through processes such as pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, bioleaching and biosorption. Finally, the document proposes a model for the recovery and reincorporation of raw materials extracted from waste that, in accordance with the provisions of Decree 1076 of 2015 and the National Hazardous Waste Policy, formulated in 2005 and updated in 2022, They are considered dangerous.