Alternatives for the use and material valuation and energy of the waste tires, municipality of Managua Nicaragua year 2015

Abstract

This research, was oriented to the selection of alternatives of use and material and energy recovery of the waste "tire out of use" in the municipality of Managua. The main results of the study, determined that (1) the environmental legal framework, currently in force in the country, is not suitable for the integral management of the “Tire Out of Use” waste, 2) the current management of the waste tire out of use, from the product life cycle approach, is incipient, insufficient and inadequate, (3) Tire importers and other actors involved in the tire marketing and use chain are not responsible for their management, (4) in 2015, 19,329 tons of Tire Out of Use were generated, whose final destination is unknown, (5) The physical, chemical and technological properties of these wastes allow their use as raw material for other products and accessories of the automotive, electrical, electronic, construction industry, among others and as an alternative fuel, and source of hydrocarbons and synthetic gas. (6) The material and energy use makes it possible to contribute to the solution of the technical, economic, environmental and public health problems generated by the inadequate management of this waste. Based on the findings found, environmental and socio-economic strategies for the use were formulated, analyzed and selected as: raw material in the production of various products from recovered rubber, in correspondence with the waste management hierarchies, applying techniques of prevention and minimization of waste generation, recycling and reuse of this waste, considered for now, as toxic and dangerous, but that represents an economic potential for the country.