Proposal to Improve the Reusable Urban Waste Management System in Santiago De Surco, Lima, Peru to Increase the Utilization of the District's Treatment Plant.

This study proposes an improvement for the reusable waste management system in Santiago de Surco, in a way that it significantly increases the utilization of the treatment plant, which is demonstrated in Arena Simulation Software. Currently, the utilization of Peru's largest treatment plant is estimated at a quarter of it maximum potential. This research proposes the improvement to exploit the installed capacity of the plant and also increase the volume of waste recycled. First, a diagnosis of the current conditions of the system is carried out to identify opportunities for improvement, followed by a comparison between successful models worldwide. From them, the elements that can be replicated are rescued considering the existing limitations both in the district, as well as in the simulation. Finally, a proposal is made from the combination of initiatives taken from countries with high recycling rates. This proposal is transferred to a simulation model to demonstrate that a significant improvement is achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]