THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE AND ITS REFLECTIONS ON THE URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF MARINGÁ-PR
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https://doi.org/10.5016/geografia.v45i1.14489Abstract
The increase in consumption of disposable products generates the gradual growth of solid waste. These, when not properly disposed, cause environmental and social impacts, that is why the proper management of solid waste is important for urban environmental quality. Based on this premise, the present article intends to demonstrate the importance of selective collection for the maintenance of environmental quality, starting from the analysis of solid waste management in the city of Maringá, using data from selective and conventional collection from 2015 to the first semester of 2018. Based on data analysis, it was concluded that the management of selective collection is ineffective, despite having shown decrease in the contingent collected in conventional collection and increase of only 1% in selective collection in the first half of 2018. Therefore, actions are needed to sensitize the community and improve management and control in the collection of recyclables with a sorting location for greater efficiency in directing materials to cooperatives.
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