Mapeamento dos pontos de descarte de resíduos sólidos na região leste de Teresina - PI

Abstract

The increase in population along with the accelerated urbanization of Brazilian cities has led to an increase in the production of urban solid waste and this waste is being deposited irregularly in most municipalities. In Teresina, Piauí, as in most cities, the deposition of solid waste in public roads by the population is a recurrent problem. In this way it is necessary to map the reality of the places used by the population to deposit, in an irregular way, these solid wastes. This research was developed with the purpose of performing a special georeferenced analysis of the irregular depositions of the solid waste of the Teresina East Zone, and to create a database with the information obtained so that, associated with the cartographic base of the city, it can be more easily verified the places most used to make these depositions. The results showed a large number of points that are used by the population to deposit the residues throughout the studied region, causing sanitary, environmental, economic and social problems. Many of these points are not known to the public authorities. The measures taken by managers to reduce these points are still in the adaptation phase, as there is a need for a change of consciousness and a posture on the part of the population in order to improve the quality of life in the city.