Challenges for the Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Brazil. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Challenges for the Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Brazil. Issue 2 (2nd April 2016)
- Main Title:
- Challenges for the Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Brazil
- Authors:
- Besen, Gina Rizpah
Fracalanza, Ana Paula - Abstract:
- Abstract: One of the biggest challenges for Brazilian cities is properly nmanaging the more than 180 000 tons of municipal solid waste collected daily in the country. This article shows how this challenge is being faced in Brazil. There are legal and regulatory instruments in place, in particular the Basic Sanitation National Policy (Law no. 11.445/2007) and the Solid Waste Law (Law no. 12.305/2010). However, the targets set by the National Solid Waste Policy to put an end to dumps and dispose of waste in landfills only from June 2014 were not met. There are still dumps in over 3000 cities, which have a significant impact on environmental and public health. The universalized provision of selective collection services is present in only 20% of Brazilian cities. The large and growing market for recycling is based on the work of thousands of waste pickers, who work on the streets, live in precarious conditions, are subject to environmental hazards and put their own health at risk. Noteworthy is the selective collection model operated jointly by municipalities and waste picker organizations, formed into associations and cooperatives, and the lack of compensation for their services to industry, governments and society.
- Is Part Of:
- DISP. Volume 52:Issue 2(2016)
- Journal:
- DISP
- Issue:
- Volume 52:Issue 2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 52, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 52
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0052-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 45
- Page End:
- 52
- Publication Date:
- 2016-04-02
- Subjects:
- Land use -- Planning -- Periodicals
Land use -- Switzerland -- Planning -- Periodicals
Urbanisme -- Périodiques
Architecture du paysage -- Périodiques
Aménagement du territoire -- Périodiques
City planning
Land use -- Planning
Regional planning
Switzerland
Periodicals
352.79 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rdsp20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/02513625.2016.1195583 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0251-3625
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