Plano de reciclagem de resíduos sólidos urbanos: uma proposta para a gestão pública no município de Belém

Abstract

Belém’s municipal city hall – ‘Prefeitura Municipal de Belém’ – is dependent on the destination of its solid waste to the Marituba municipal landfill – ‘Aterro Municipal de Marituba’ – and sees in encouraging recycling a solution to reduce this need. In this scenario, analyzing the solid waste management conditions in the city of Belém is a starting point on the search of practical solutions based on the application of instruments provided in the national solid waste policy – ‘Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (PNRS)’, established by Law Nº 10.305/2010. This research sought to analyze the panorama of solid waste management in Belém sourcing information available in the national sanitation information system – ‘Sistema Nacional de Informações de Saneamento’, the brazilian association of public cleaning and special waste companies – ‘Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Limpeza Pública e Resíduos Especiais’, and Belém city hall – ‘Prefeitura Municipal de Belém’. The results showed that the efforts of municipal management are focused on the collection and disposal of waste to the landfill. Demonstrating the lack of structured public policy focused on recycling, adjustments were identified with the purpose of creating a plan to enhance recycling levels through the achievement of goals related to administrative adequacy and the operational structure management, the establishment of a project bank, the improvement of recycling index and composting stimulus.