Abstract:

In developing countries, the waste collection and transportation costs represent an important part in the municipal budgets (Diaz & Otoma, 2012) and the adoption of recycling for municipal waste must be economically efficient (Lavee, 2007; Lavee & Khatib, 2010).

This research shows the impact of the monthly productivity of a recycler, financing his own activity dedicated to the recycling for the district of La Victoria (Lima City). It is one of the smallest district of Lima (8.74 km²), but the waste production per capita is almost double, compared to the average of the other districts (0.976 kilograms<1.94 kilograms). The commerce and industry generate externalities represented by the so-called Gamarra Mart, including thousands of shops (fruit markets and the popular kitchens and restaurants). The streets are contaminated with a lot of solid waste, affecting hospitals and other places that clearly seek an improvement in the quality of life. Since 2011, the Ministry of the Environment has been implementing a national program called the Program for Sorting at the Source and Selective Collection of Solid Waste. The criteria of a recycling economically efficient imply the collection of waste at the source with 100% citizen support of a locality.