Post-Consumer Waste Collection and Disposal in Norte de Santander, 2017-2021

Post-consumer waste collection records from public, private, educational, and community entities in municipalities of the Norte de Santander department in Colombia. The data tracks the authorized waste managers receiving the waste and the quantities delivered. It was published on the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze waste collection trends over time using the AÑO column.
• Map waste generation and disposal by municipality using the MUNICIPIO and CODIGO DANE columns.
• Identify the most utilized authorized waste managers using the GESTOR AUTORIZADO column.
• Calculate total waste volume per entity type using the CANTIDAD DE KILOS and ENTIDADES VINCULADAS columns.
• Correlate waste units delivered with weight using the UNIDADES ENTREGADAS and CANTIDAD DE KILOS columns.

Strengths

• Data covers a five-year time range from 2017 to 2021.
• Includes specific geographic identifiers via CODIGO DANE for municipalities.
• Tracks multiple entity types (public, private, educational, community) involved in waste collection.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely collected from reports of waste collection campaigns and authorized waste managers.

Time Range

2017 to 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:04:41; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipalities in the Norte de Santander department, Colombia.