Efeitos ambientais sociais e sanitários da forma de condicionamento e destinação dos resíduos sólidos urbanos em Patos-PB.

Abstract

Accompanied by population growth and consumption pattern, there is an increase in the production of solid urban waste, often improperly disposed of as an example of dumpsite, this practice causes numerous adversities in the environment and a reduction in the population's quality of life. The city of Patos in the Paraíba still presents this reality and in addition to the incident caused by the disposal of irregular waste, there are occurrences of fires in the dump, this work aims to analyze these eventualities, their causes and effects, which occur mainly due to smoke emitted through burning, causing respiratory problems and contributing to the air pollution. Site visits, interviews, application of questionnaires and forms were carried out with the main interested parties, being: the population, the collectors of recyclable materials and the main bodies responsible for controlling the fires at the site seeking to understand the reality of the events, and the working conditions of waste pickers who carry out their activities in precarious conditions. Firefighters act as support because water is not always efficient to contain fires of this type, requiring the use of machines, used to smother the fire, requested through the secretary of the environment and other municipal bodies. The causes of fires are not always proven, but the reports generally confirm that they are caused by human action.