Collection and Disposal of Waste in Small Towns

Fábio Renner Mingori,Edson Luiz Kuzma,Simone Sehnem,Sílvio Santos Junior

doi:10.21527/2237-6453.2021.56.10266

Abstract

This work seeks to analyze the profile, volume produced and disposal of solid waste in small towns in the west of Santa Catarina. To operationalize the study data was collected in the municipalities of west region of Santa Catarina. Scripts were applied questionnaires for public managers, presidents of associations of pickers, waste collection points and individual collectors. For analysis of the results was considered in those with less than 25,000 habitants. The results show that: I) The population density explains more than 80% of the budget destined for household solid waste collection and recycling; II) Spent with collection and disposal services is R$ 44.22 per capita; III) Recycling provides a monthly gross income of R$ 2,286.98 for dung; IV) That 61% of municipalities have waste management plan, but the data did not demonstrate the effectiveness thereof;; V) The main difficulty pointed out by prefectures refers awareness of the population. This leads to the conclusion that the integrated solid waste management requires more than public policy. This study contributes to the understanding of the area by reinforcing that the solid waste management should (and can) be treated in an integrated manner, considering all aspects of sustainability.

Highlights

Waste is a problem in the cities, when they are not properly managed (BARBOSA et al, 2016)
Considering the national indicators, where a person generates on average 1 kg of waste per day (BRASIL, 2013), it becomes a challenge for municipalities to manage the volume of materials that are “thrown in the trash” every day (SILVA; BIERNASKI, 2018)
A selective collection contributes to optimizing the use of materials, the generation of segregation for shipment for recycling and reuse of materials, and especially the possibility of marketing for waste pickers engaged in these processes (SILVA; DONAIRE, 2007)

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Waste is a problem in the cities, when they are not properly managed (BARBOSA et al, 2016). Generate sustainable solutions for Solid Waste Management (SANTOS; SILVA, 2016) Leaving from this context, the objective appears: to analyse the profile, produced volume and destination of solid residues in local authorities of small transport in the western inhabitant of Santa Catarina. The National Politics of Solid Residues (BRASIL, 2010) is a set of national directives that legislates on beginnings, objectives and instruments, directives relative to integrated management of solid residues, inclusive the dangerous ones, the responsibility of the creators and of the public power and the applicable economical instruments It is a global reference of premises that contribute to the realization of an efficient management of residues. Evidences of the inquiry signal that the subject management of solid residues keeps on being stimulating and when investigators’ glances were attracted to understand his meanders, specificities, performance and contribution for a sustainable society

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