Journal of Agricultural Science; Vol. 10, No. 12; 2018 ISSN 1916-9752 E-ISSN 1916-9760 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 34 Management and Final Disposal of Mango Waste in the State of Guerrero, Mexico: A Brief Review M. A. Lorenzo-Santiago 1 , A. L. Juárez-López 1 , J. L. Rosas-Acevedo 1 , J. R. Rendón-Villalobos 2 , J. Toribio-Jiménez 1 & E. García-Hernández 3 1 Centro de Ciencias de Desarrollo Regional, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Acapulco, Guerrero, México 2 Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Yautepec, Morelos, México 3 Instituto Tecnológico de Zacatepec, Zacatepec, Morelos, México Correspondence: A. L. Juárez-López, Centro de Ciencias de Desarrollo Regional, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Privada de Laurel No. 13 Col. El Roble. C.P. 39640, Acapulco, Gro., México. Tel: 01-(744)-469-0430. E-mail: analaura43@hotmail.com Received: August 23, 2018 Accepted: September 27, 2018 Online Published: November 15, 2018 doi:10.5539/jas.v10n12p34 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/jas.v10n12p34 Abstract One fruit trees crops with largest amount in Mexico is the mango (Mangifera indica L.). In 2017, Guerrero was the state with the highest production in the country. However, the waste generated after harvesting represents an environmental problem caused by high production and low opportunity in the national and international markets. Nowadays, there is no environmental policy to regulate this final waste disposal. Regularly, post-harvest waste has no value and most of the time, its disposal is inadequate. The lack of training and management knowledge, separation and use, has generated an imbalance in the environment, caused by inadequate elimination practices and excessive use of pest prevention activities, known as cultural control. The main objective of this review was to know about mango production in Guerrero State, its final disposal after harvest and the environmental impact generated by cultural control use. Keywords: agricultural waste, cultural control, final disposal, mango production 1. Introduction Pollution in the world is attributed to different actions. However, the base is found in the excessive use of natural resources, the lack of environmental education and anthropogenic activities. Nowadays, the final disposal inadequate of waste has generated environmental and health problems. Agriculture in Mexico is an important productive sector. Its participation in the economic, social and environmental branch determines its greatest impact on the development of the country. For that reason, one of the long-term goals is the conservation and use of natural resources and environmental sustainability. Agricultural waste or byproducts represent an environmental problem, due to the lack of policies for its adequate management and final disposal (Quispe Limaylla, 2015). The agricultural farming activities generate organic waste whose indiscriminate disposal can be prejudicial to the environment (De Sousa Oliveira et al., 2018). In Mexico, agricultural waste represents an environmental problem, because there are no adequate management practices, and most of the time, they are thrown into uncontrolled sites. The waste is converted into large volumes and only part is reused in the production of animal food, in the production of handicrafts and composting (Sumaya-Martínez et al., 2012). It is necessary to increase the exploitation of agricultural waste and to promote multidisciplinary work to generate research that helps to visualize opportunities and develop new products and innovate from them. The mango (Mangifera indica L.) is one of the fruit crops with the highest production in Mexico (SAGARPA-SIAP, 2018). For several years, the State of Guerrero has occupied the first places in production in the country. The fruit is an important source of income for the coastal areas of the state. However, high production, low opening in the national and international markets and the presence of pests, have generated an increase in the generation of post-harvest waste, which represents a serious environmental and economic problem.