Residuos sólidos: uma análise da gestão na zona urbana do município de União-PI

Abstract

As contemporary society is understood to be shaped within a context of high consumption that leads to high production of solid waste in urban centers, a given local reality is problematized in various aspects from a social, legal, economic, cultural, and environmental point of view, for example, articulating the role of a given management and society. In this context, the present research had the general objective of analyzing the solid waste management of the city of União-PI. Its specific objectives were to present the public policies aimed at solid waste management in the city, and to describe the operational activities such as the urban cleaning system, packaging, collection system, and final disposal of solid waste in the urban area. The methodology used to present data and information on waste management in the municipality of União-PI involved documentary analysis of federal, state, and municipal environmental legislation, and exploratory field research through interviews and visits to areas of the municipal urban zone where waste management activities and actions were developed in order to compare the provisions of the legislation with the local reality. It was concluded that the municipality of União – PI has public policies for solid waste management with actions, goals, and objectives. However, these policies are still in the implementation phase, such as the landfill for the final disposal of waste, and others are paralyzed, such as the selective collection system, due to the limited availability of financial resources and the legal procedures that directly and indirectly affect the implementation, effectiveness, and efficiency of ongoing and future actions and programs aimed at providing collective, environmental, and sustainable well-being for the municipality.