Methodology for integrated management of solid waste from New Road basin in the city of Belém (PA)

Authors

  • Janary Pinheiro
  • Luiza Girard

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/4982

Abstract

This work aims to create a proposal for the Integrated Management of Solid Waste, which combines the practice relevant to the topic, to keep the environment clean and healthy, observing the city of Belém (Pará State, Brazil), and specifically Watershed of “Estrada Nova”. It also aims to identify why, despite this watershed own collection of waste and cleaning services performed by the Municipal Department of Sanitation, remains the same, constantly dirty, mainly of rubble and garbage thrown on public roads and drainage channels of the basin. It was used an empirical research - universe/sample, 0.05% of the population of Watershed of “Estrada Nova” through a questionnaire to obtain data. As a result, it presents a methodology that can serve as support for the establishment of a municipal policy, according to the Law of the National Policy for Solid Waste that deal in Brazilian National Congress. It was also identified causes of the inadequacy of current process of collection and cleaning services.

Key words: integrated management, solid waste, selective collection, the new road basin.

Published

2021-06-03

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