Abstract
Established by 12.305/2010 law, the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS) created mechanismsand established the general guidelines for all public and private entities responsible for solid wastemanagement to perform their activities in an integrated and complementary way. The municipalities,due to their constitutional responsibilities, oversaw most of the expected charges. With the objectiveof diagnosing the current situation of urban solid waste management in the 72 municipalities locatedin the area of activity of the 17th Independent Military Police Company for the Environment and Traffic(17ª Cia. PM Ind MAT), the research was carried out through structured questionnaires answeredby military environmental police officers and municipal managers. The results indicate that, in mostof them, the actions and instruments of the PNRS are not being applied and, in some of thesemunicipalities, final disposal of wastes, even after the legal deadlines, continues being carried out inan environmentally inadequate way.Keywords: Environmental regulation. Inspection. Environmental police.
Highlights
The National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), established by 12.305/2010 Law, of August 2nd, 2010, established general guidelines for the management of solid waste throughout the national territory
The analysis of the information was subdivided into the following topics: reduction of generation, recycling and proper disposal of waste; integrated solid waste management plans; disposal of waste and public consortia, observing the objectives set by the Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS)
All actors involved in urban solid waste (USW) management should keep in mind that the final disposal of tailings, even when done in an environmentally appropriate way, should be perceived as an extreme measure, taking all available means for non-generation and reuse of the residues
Summary
The National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS), established by 12.305/2010 Law, of August 2nd, 2010, established general guidelines for the management of solid waste throughout the national territory. Fleck (2016) states that, in Brazil, solid waste management was considered to involve only the contracting of waste collection, sweeping and weeding services, disregarding the destination of the collected waste. Such an archaic and obsolete concept for a long time favoured the existence of dumping grounds and other inadequate forms of final disposal. It contributed to lack of encouragement by the government and to the practices of selective waste collection, recycling and composting
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