Evaluation of implantation of a selective collecting program in small counties

Abstract

In general, the management of the municipal solid waste is being carried through a precarious way by the Brazilian municipal administrations. However, according to the IBGE, it’s being verified a strong improvement trend in the final destination of the garbage collected in the country last years. The generation of wastes depends on some factors such as cultural level, consumption habits, income, climate, sex and age of the population and its reduction is related to a management program based on three aspects: reduction in the source, reusing and recycling. This present work focus on implantation of a selective collecting program in the urban area of Irati city (PR) through the Collectors Association. The proposal of implantation of the selective collecting was divided in two stages: logistics and environmental education, both already being fulfilled. In the twelve first months of the program, the results had shown a considerable increasing in the volume of material collected since the beginning of the program reaching 11.5% of the material generated in the city providing fixed job and income for 24 collectors who had been so far worked informally in the streets of the city. Based on amount collected in 12 months, it concluded that the saving can get R$ 420.000,00, if all recicled is utilized like raw material in the production of new products.