The environmental impact of municipal waste management: the case of Guadalajara metro area

摘要: Abstract This paper discusses municipal waste generation and the management system in a Mexican city identifies main pollution vectors. There is scarcity of relevant information on at level, as well types characteristics generators. Only recently has waste, Mexico, improved via better data collection introduction new teams professionals charge sanitation departments. However, growth arisings urban settings during past decade overwhelmed staff large cities (i.e. those areas with more than 500 000 people). Part corresponds to population within partly rural migration. Increased consumption presence packaging material processed goods also been contributing factor. Waste tried keep pace but rarely succeeded. The most problematic issue all cities, like metro area Guadalajara, disposal wastes. reviews scale problem, corresponding transport final wastes local ‘dumps’ resulting environmental vectors that pose number risks populations.