Gerenciamentos de resíduos sólidos domiciliares urbanos no Município de Pombal - Paraíba.

Abstract

In order to ensure the efficient management of solid waste, the National Solid Waste Policy (PNRS) was instituted in Brazil. In this sense, the Brazilian municipalities were responsible for implementing their environmental management plans and creating adequate structures for the management of their waste by the year 2020. The objective of this research was to investigate the management of municipal solid waste in the municipality of Pombal - PB. The research has a qualitative approach, with exploratory and descriptive purpose, using documentary and field study instruments. In the field study, the collaborators were divided into three distinct axes: Perspective of the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Perspective of the Secretariat of Environment and Perspective of the Agents of urban cleaning; The results emphasize a partial applicability of the PNRS in the municipality of Pombal, demonstrating inadequate operational procedures for waste management, noncompliance with the universalization of public sanitation services and lack of knowledge about the issue by the social agents directly involved. It is also hoped, with this study, to contribute to the construction of knowledge about the reality of the application of the public policies focused on the management of solid waste in the municipalities.