Pontos de destinação ambientalmente adequada de resíduos sólidos especiais em Caçapava do Sul, RS

Abstract

Currently one of the major environmental problems discussed by society is in relation to the generation of solid waste and its rapid disposal. Some residues classified as special because of their volume and / or their intrinsic characteristics require specific care in at least one of the following phases: packaging, collection, transportation and final disposal, avoiding sanitary, environmental, economic and aesthetic impacts during Throughout its life cycle. These post-consumer materials often form part of household waste such as batteries and batteries, tires, electrical and electronic equipment, fluorescent lamps, packaging of drugs and medicines, oils used in food preparation, waste or unrecoverable vehicles, and some bulky waste Like unusable furniture and upholstery. The present work carried out the georeferencing of points of environmentally adequate destination of these special residues in the municipality of Caçapava do Sul. For this, the municipality was divided into five regions, where forty commercial establishments were mapped in the central region and fifteen in the others. Fourteen sites were identified that carry out the collection of these materials, which made it possible to create a GIS database in relation to the points of disposal of these wastes. During the visits, a questionnaire was applied that allowed to investigate the perceptions of the merchants regarding the management of these materials. As a final product of this work was elaborated a map containing the location of these points and an informative pamphlet directed to the general population about the importance of the adequate disposal of these residues and the relation of points for disposal in the municipality. Also, this research made it possible to carry out a diagnosis on the special waste situation, a study unheard of not only in the municipality of Caçapava do Sul, but also in the entire region of Pampa Gaúcho.