Avaliação de implantação da coleta seletiva: estudo de caso do município de Icaraíma-PR

Abstract

Proper management of municipal solid waste is of fundamental importance for the population's quality of life and to sustainable development, providing economic, environmental and social benefits. The separate collection of recyclable materials is essential for the management of municipal solid waste because it reduces the amount of waste deposited in the landfill, increasing its useful life. In the city of Icaraíma-PR, the selective collection of design exists on paper since 2010, however has not yet been deployed. The research aimed to characterize the implementation of the selective collection system in the city, and had the following specific objectives to analyze the perception of the population on the subject selective collection and propose strategies for the implementation of the selective collection system. The research methodology was to the analysis of documents, bibliographic references and survey data to analyze the opinion and knowledge of the population on this topic. From the data obtained, we conclude that there is a perception of the population on the subject of selective collection and the interest to assume attitudes that enable the reduction in the generation of solid waste and proper disposal. And to occur the implementation of selective collection project better administration in the environmental field is required. However, the implementation of selective collection project in the municipality of Icaraíma-PR, depends on the cooperation of the municipal government and the entire population.