1) Residents of Popayán, Colombia produce more garbage per day on average (0.6 pounds) compared to normal citizens (0.4 pounds), demonstrating mismanaged waste. 2) Most residents are unaware of environmental protection needs and bury waste underground instead of classifying materials. 3) Without civic education, many residents throw trash in streets, endangering public health and the environment.

1. GARBAGE, SOCIAL AND HEALTH PROBLEM. by: Graciela Morcillo Edwin Paz Diana Solarte Luis Rodriguez Universidad del Cauca Programa de Formación en Idiomas II Nivel Junio-2011

2. IN POPAYÀN PAYANÉS J NORMAL CITIZEN 0.4 0.6 While, a normal citizen produces 0.4 pounds of garbage daily, a payanés produces 0.6 pounds, much more of the normal.

3. Proof of this, is the mismanagement of the Inorganic and organic waste. Most payaneses are not aware of the need to protect the environment.

4. IN POPAYÀN which leads to bury all the waste underground. citizens they do not classify the rubbish ¿conscious? and the landfill does not have a classification process of inorganic material,

5. IN POPAYÀN Besides this, there are families living of recycling, the people do not understand that "the recycler has to use his/her hands to classify all the waste.

6. IN POPAYÀN without civic culture and education, the majority of payaneses throw rubbish into the streets.

7. Most of payaneses boot debris into the streets, take their dogs to defecate on sidewalks and green areas, take out the garbage at inappropriate times. The pack horses also defecate in the streets.

8. Mismanagement of solidwaste and a societythatrecycles, is the bleak picture that you see in Popayán.

9. It is expected that this will change and soon becomes aware of global warming and the damage that the citizen is doing to the ozone layer and start a good campaign of recycling and waste management.