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Project Information
Project Title (50)
Basur Project
Comprehensive Management of Solid Waste at Low Resource Townships and Sustainable
Development
Project summary (200)
Basur seeks to improve the quality of life of low resources communities through an integral
management of their solid waste by solutions both economically and technically viable to reach a
sustainable development.
Project need and beneficiaries (500)
This region known as Línea Sur have a low social and economic life standard and very few
resources. The garbage is disposed off in an open sky refuse dump which, dispersed along radios
of many kilometers by strong winds, affects the health and dignity of the communities, the fauna
and the environment.
This project contemplates 8 municipalities: Pilcaniyeu, Comallo, Ingeniero Jacobacci,
Maquinchao, Los Menucos, Sierra Colorada, Ministro Ramos Mexía and Valcheta with a total
community of about 22,600 inhabitants.
Project activities (250)
Eradicate existing refuse dumps and creating small manual sanitary landfill (MSLF).
Recycle materials that could be usefull for the community including composting.
Create educational programs for the community about waste management and environment care.
Donation Options
800
250
Print material (small books) for educational
programs designated to schools both students and
teachers.
Print pamphlet for educantional programs
designated to the community.
200
Buy material for the educational programs
(children games, etc).
700
Diffuse the educational program on the local
communicational media.
1800
Buy working tools and recollecting truck for one
township composting plant managed by
unemployed youth.
Cementation of composting beds for one
township designated to be managed by
unemployed youth.
1000
Project Outputs Defined:
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Minimize the negative effects of the refuse dump on the society and the environment
through the healthier and safer way of waste deposition. At present, the dumps don’t have
any impermeability treatment in the ground.
Decrease of the visual contamination generated by the open sky refuse dump.
Recycling inorganic material and composting organic material not only decrease the
volume’s garbage on the landfills but also provides resources to the community.
About 10 jobs crated in each township at the recycling and composting plant.
Create an environmental conscience through educational programs at a community,
scholarship and technical level.
At primary and secondary educational level, seek their integration to the environmental
preservation process trough the methodology of composting and the creation of vegetable
gardens and plant nurseries.
Avoid the death of local fauna due to the ingestion of waste from the dump. The most
affected are sheep, goats, dogs and pigs through the ingestion of polyethylene bags.
Cooperate with communal and family vegetable gardens with the compost which is
essential at this barren region.
Potential Long-Term Impact (250)
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avoid the pollution of the lands and ground water
minimize the impact of the existing desertification by encouraging the creation of plant
nurseries
give to the communities the know how and the environmental conscience to take
advantage of the waste they are eliminating returning them their dignity by preventing
their living in unsanitary conditions.
Quote (200)
Basur is very important because through education and simple tools in technical solutions looks for a
better quality of life and gets economic development, social equity and environmental protection.
Name of person quoted above (40)
Adriana Sirito.
Title or role of the person quoted above (50)
General Coordinator of the University Center for the Promotion of NGOs.
Project country (choose one)
Argentina
Project theme (choose one)
- environment
Project Timeline (choose one)
- 1 year
Project Activity Type (choose one)
- Development
Project Continuity (choose one)
- Ongoing
Total Cost
200.000
Project Leader Information
Contact’s Name (40)
Alejandra Lanfranchi
Contact’s Title (50)
Environmental Engineer
Post Degree Course in Local Development and Social Economy
Contact address, line 1 (50)
Lafinur 3200 1ºA
Contact’s address, line 2 (50)
Sanchez de Bustamante 2624 PBC
City (25)
Capital Federal
State or Province (25)
Buenos Aires
Postal or zip code (25)
1425
Country
Argentina
Phone number (15)
54-11-1556464102
Email address (30)
alejandra@basur.org; alilanfranchi@yahoo.com.ar
Web address (50) (OPTIONAL)
www.basur.org
Key personnel information
Name, Project Personnel #1 (40)
Natalia Barcos
Title, Project Personnel #1 (30)
Responsible Recycling and Composting Plant
Brief bio, Project Personnel #1 (400)
Student of Environmental Sciences, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires
Name, Project Personnel #2 (optional) (40)
Lucila Santangelo
Title, Project Personnel #2 (optional) (30)
In charge of Technical Area
Brief bio, Project Personnel #2 (optional) (400)
Student of Environmental Engineering, Universidad Católica Argentina
Name, Project Personnel #3 (optional) (40)
Agustina Puigmarti
Title, Project Personnel #3 (optional) (30)
In charge of Educational Programs
Brief bio, Project Personnel #3 (optional) (400)
Major in Educational Sciences, Universidad Católica Argentina
Web Resources (up to 4)
Name (50) Misiones Rurales Argentinas
URL (100) http://www.misionesrurales.org.ar/
Organization Information
Organization’s name (50)
Misiones Rurales Argentinas
Geographical Scope (choose one)
- Local
- National
- Regional
- Global
Other Documentation
Project documentation or business plan (required)
Project picture(s) (up to 11)
Caption (optional) (500)
1) Working at Valcheta’s refuse dump. June, 2003.
2) Ingeniero Jacobacci’s refuse dump. June, 2003.
3) Goats eating the garbage at Maquinchao. June, 2003.
4) Pigs in de refuse dump of Sierra Colorada.
5) Classifying the garbage with the waste collector men at Sierra Colorada.
6) Working at Sierra Colorada.
7) Part of the actual staff in a trip to the region. May, 2005.