Diagnóstico do Gerenciamento dos resíduos sólidos provenientes do Matadouro Público do Município de Pombal-PB

Abstract

Agri-industries, especially cattle slaughterhouses, are by their nature responsible for generating a large amount of solid waste, and when inadequately managed it can lead to potential environmental and public health problems, such as pollution and contamination of water bodies and soil, production of fetid gases, besides the proliferation of micro and macro vectors of diseases. The objective of this study was to conduct a diagnosis of the management of solid waste from the public slaughterhouse of the Municipality of Pombal-PB, identifying possible management failures and pointing out environmental control measures in all phases of the same (packaging, storage, collection, transportation, treatment, final destination and environmentally appropriate final disposal). The evaluation method was based on a survey of documentary, bibliographical and field information through the application of questionnaires to the direct social actors of the Municipal Sanitary Surveillance, the Secretariat of the Environment, the Secretariat of Agriculture and officials of the slaughterhouse in question, as well as in the analysis of the physical facilities, legislation, inspection and environmental impacts of these services in this agro- industry. The results of this study enabled us to discern the urgent need for specifications, standards and structural, sanitary and environmental adequacy in the slaughterhouse of the city of Pombal-PB, as well as an adequate management of solid waste and liquid effluents generated in its production process, once which present serious deficiencies in all stages of management and actions to control the negative environmental impacts of their activities are incipient.