Abstract
The solid waste management is a challenge for the public manager of any level of government and in any municipality. Th is work studies solid waste disposal in the VIIIth Hydrographic Region, which encompasses the municipalities of Casimiro de Abreu, Macaé, Nova Friburgo and Rio das Ostras, located in Macaé and Das Ostras rivers and in Imboacica Lagoon hydrographic basins. For this purpose, a questionnaire was given to municipalities with the intent of obtaining information about the provision and management of solid waste for each one. Preliminary results showed that there are two licensed landfills in this area, in Macaé and in Rio das Ostras cities, and that Nova Friburgo has a not licensed landfi ll. Th e tonnage of waste collected per day is: Macaé - 320 t / day; Nova Friburgo - 150 t / day, Rio das Ostras - 70 t / day and Casimiro de Abreu - 30 t / day. In this context, compatibilization among economic growth, social development and environmental protection in order to create solutions for waste final destination problems is necessary.
Highlights
A história do lixo acompanha, bem de perto, toda a história da civilização humana
The solid waste management is a challenge for the public manager of any level
which encompasses the municipalities of Casimiro
Summary
A área estudada compreende a Unidade de Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos da Região Hidrográfica VIII do estado do Rio e Janeiro (RH VIII), com 1.978 km, localizada na região Central Norte do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e formada por 4 municípios com uma população aproximada de 481.550 habitantes (Tabela 1). A RH VIII compreende totalmente o município de Rio das Ostras e parcialmente os municípios de Macaé, Nova Friburgo e Casimiro de Abreu (Figura 1), e possui três bacias hidrográficas importantes regionalmente. A gestão das águas nesta região hidrográfica é de competência do Comitê das Bacias dos Rios Macaé e das Ostras (CBH Macaé e das Ostras). A bacia hidrográfica do rio das Ostras confronta-se a oeste com a bacia do rio São João, ao norte com a bacia do rio Macaé e a leste com a bacia da lagoa Imboacica. É cortada pelas rodovias RJ-106 (Rodovia Amaral Peixoto) e RJ-162 (Rio Dourado-Rio das Ostras) (RIO DAS OSTRAS, 2004 apud SOUZA, 2008)
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