Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality

The difficulties in the management and use of biosolids in Colombia make it necessary to evaluate and analyze the factors involved through various methodologies to achieve the effective management and recycling of this type of waste. The objective of this study was to evaluate the management of slud...

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Autores principales:	Camilo Venegas, Andrea C. Sánchez-Alfonso, Crispín Celis, Fidson-Juarismy Vesga, Mauricio González Mendez
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	agriculture biosolids players or interested parties as stakeholders solid waste management SWOT TOWS Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8ae00b31d760472db991c5185fbbb8722021-11-11T19:47:09ZManagement Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality10.3390/su1321121802071-1050https://doaj.org/article/8ae00b31d760472db991c5185fbbb8722021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12180https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The difficulties in the management and use of biosolids in Colombia make it necessary to evaluate and analyze the factors involved through various methodologies to achieve the effective management and recycling of this type of waste. The objective of this study was to evaluate the management of sludge and biosolids from a WWTP in a Colombian municipality through the application of three methodologies (SWOT/TOWS, surveys, and stakeholder (player) weighing) for their subsequent use in agriculture. As a result, strategies were proposed at the regulatory, organizational policy, and entity integration levels, among others. It was identified that about 93.6% of the people surveyed had a positive attitude towards the use of biosolids in agriculture, despite recognizing the existence of a risk (27.3%) in this type of practice. On the other hand, regarding the communication of WWTP management of these wastes, they perceived that it to be absent (65%) and the lack of knowledge regarding the destination of these wastes was even greater (72.7%). Through the weighting of actors, 16 players were classified with whom it is necessary to work closely, regularly, or occasionally. The methodologies proposed will allow similar WWTPs to optimize their processes through continuous improvement and joint work between the different entities and communities. It is recommended that other methodologies be used to evaluate player position level in relation to planned strategies, as well as the level of associations of one player with another, independent of power and influence.Camilo VenegasAndrea C. Sánchez-AlfonsoCrispín CelisFidson-Juarismy VesgaMauricio González MendezMDPI AGarticleagriculturebiosolidsplayers or interested parties as stakeholderssolid waste managementSWOTTOWSEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12180, p 12180 (2021)
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topic	agriculture biosolids players or interested parties as stakeholders solid waste management SWOT TOWS Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	agriculture biosolids players or interested parties as stakeholders solid waste management SWOT TOWS Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Camilo Venegas Andrea C. Sánchez-Alfonso Crispín Celis Fidson-Juarismy Vesga Mauricio González Mendez Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality
description	The difficulties in the management and use of biosolids in Colombia make it necessary to evaluate and analyze the factors involved through various methodologies to achieve the effective management and recycling of this type of waste. The objective of this study was to evaluate the management of sludge and biosolids from a WWTP in a Colombian municipality through the application of three methodologies (SWOT/TOWS, surveys, and stakeholder (player) weighing) for their subsequent use in agriculture. As a result, strategies were proposed at the regulatory, organizational policy, and entity integration levels, among others. It was identified that about 93.6% of the people surveyed had a positive attitude towards the use of biosolids in agriculture, despite recognizing the existence of a risk (27.3%) in this type of practice. On the other hand, regarding the communication of WWTP management of these wastes, they perceived that it to be absent (65%) and the lack of knowledge regarding the destination of these wastes was even greater (72.7%). Through the weighting of actors, 16 players were classified with whom it is necessary to work closely, regularly, or occasionally. The methodologies proposed will allow similar WWTPs to optimize their processes through continuous improvement and joint work between the different entities and communities. It is recommended that other methodologies be used to evaluate player position level in relation to planned strategies, as well as the level of associations of one player with another, independent of power and influence.
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author	Camilo Venegas Andrea C. Sánchez-Alfonso Crispín Celis Fidson-Juarismy Vesga Mauricio González Mendez
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author_sort	Camilo Venegas
title	Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality
title_short	Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality
title_full	Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality
title_fullStr	Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality
title_full_unstemmed	Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality
title_sort	management strategies and stakeholders analysis to strengthen the management and use of biosolids in a colombian municipality
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/8ae00b31d760472db991c5185fbbb872
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Management Strategies and Stakeholders Analysis to Strengthen the Management and Use of Biosolids in a Colombian Municipality

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