Gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos urbanos: uma análise da cidade de Buerarema/BA

Abstract

The present work looked for to diagnose the administration of the urban solid residues of the city of Buerarema - Bahia and to propose measures for your improvement. The diagnosis was accomplished through questionnaires and interviews accomplished with representatives of the municipal city hall and of the merchants, garbagemen and residents of the city, as well as for technical visits in several points of the city and in the area of the final disposition of the residues. In a general way, the questionnaires embraced related points the selective collection, cleaning, transport, treatment and disposition of the solid residues, garbagemen cooperative and environmental education. The quantification and characterization of the residues produced in the city they were also accomplished. The obtained results demonstrate that approximately 50% of the solid residues of Buerarema are organic, followed by papers, plastics, metals and glasses. With these results it is recommended the composting and the recycling as alternative for the treatment of the residues of Buerarema, as well as the implantation of the selective collection. The proposed measures were divided in three stages which should be implanted in a gradual way in each section of the city and initiate for campaigns of environmental education seeking to instruct the population from the generation the final disposition of the solid residues. It is suggested in this study that the selective collection and the other phases of the administration should be initiate after the instruction work to the population. Finally, it is recommended viability studies in the chosen area for the construction of a sanitary embankment and an agreement among the adjacent municipal districts.