Gestão integrada de resíduos sólidos: uma breve análise da situação dos resíduos sólidos urbanos no Brasi

Abstract

The impact of human activities on the environment has occurred since the Industrial Revolution, which began in England in the second half of the eighteen century to the present capitalist way of life, with an increase in production, consumption and, consequently, the emergence of waste. The Integrated Management of Solid Waste is on of the objectives of the National Policy on Solid Waste, and priority is: no generation, reduction, reuse, recycling, solid waste treatment and disposal of these environmentally appropriate. This work is a bibliographic study on Solid Waste Management, as well as a brief analysis of the situation of Solid Waste in Brazil.