Gestão de sólidos urbanos: a questão da cobrança pela coleta de resíduos nas cidades brasileiras

Abstract

The definition of the charging scheme for the management of urban solid waste is a complex process, that involves regulatory, financial and cultural aspects. The present paper sought to identify and analyze the billing ways for the collection of Solid Waste in brazilian cities, with the purpose of subsidizing the decision making and review of the applied models, through a referential panorama. The cities selected were based on the population size criterion. The nor- mative provisions instituting the collection in the included municipalities were analyzed, infor- mation found in the official websites of the city Halls and also the Solid Waste plans and other pertinent documents were analyzed. It was observed that the base calculation is different, how- ever, most municipalities carry out the collection linked to the IPTU (Urban Land and Building Tax), covering 60% of those surveyed. Regarding the criteria / parameters most used in the formulation of the collection, the use of the property stands out, this is also the standard that receives the most criticism among the researches, since it is not effective in composing the formulation for the collection. The execution of this paper allowed the elaboration of a referen- tial panorama of how some brazilian municipalities have defined their collection strategies on the collection and management of urban solids, being able to subsidize the discussion and re- view of the proposed models.