Solid waste management (RS) is a worldwide problem that has been increased due to factors such as population growth and standard of living, in the city of Machala there is no compliance with the rules, decrees, regulations and ordinances provided in the law, based on this context, the main objective of the research is to establish the socioeconomic opportunities of the management and characterization of solid waste in municipal supply centers through the analysis of the information obtained in order to propose strategies for the generation of direct and indirect jobs, the method used was the interview, which was directed to the manager of the municipal supply centers of the city of Machala, through which it was possible to verify that 3,280 kg of solid waste are currently produced In the June 25 market, most of these are organic waste and do not have an adequate treatment that allows them to generate Rare added value, so there is a great opportunity to add value and produce an alternative that generates income that can be used to improve it and to generate additional sources of employment.