Análise do potencial de reciclagem dos resíduos sólidos urbanos: viabilidade socioeconômica de cooperativas de catadores do município de Campina Grande-PB.

Abstract

in the face of the current scenario of Solid Residues, some laws were created in various parts of the country, giving isolated treatment and sometimes ineffective to solve problems concerning inadequate destination of solid waste. Only with the promulgation of the National Politic of Solid Residues (PNRS), Federal Law No. 12,305, dated 02 August 2010 and its Decree Regulator (Federal Decree No. 7404 of December 23, 2010) appeared an important regulatory mark in the entire national territory, encouraging the participation of pickers of recyclable materials in the systems of solid waste management as a means of social and economic inclusion. In the city of Campina Grande-PB exists the Workers Cooperative of Recyclable Materials (COTRAMARE) and the Cooperative of Scavengers of Recyclable Materials of Campina Grande (CATAMAIS) organizations that are formalized, without informal scavengers of recyclable materials, which act door to door in search of recyclable materials for marketing. With the analysis of the potential viability of socioeconomic inclusion of recyclable material scavengers in cooperatives from the generation of Urban Solid Residues in the municipality of Campina Grande - PB, this study sought to obtain information from a greater number of individuals, aiming to disseminate the importance of inclusion of solid residues scavengers in Cooperatives and / or Associations from the socioeconomic potential of recycling of municipal solid residues in the municipality. From the use of the software "VERDES®", it was tested the support ability of cooperatives recyclable material scavengers. Thus, it is estimated that this research will provide a better observation of the reality of solid residues scavengers in Campina Grande - PB, offering contributions for new research to be done afterward and projects consolidated in favor of improvement of current and future cooperatives and/or associations of Recyclable Materials Scavengers, it shows real socioeconomic numbers of life of solid residues scavengers and economic capacity existing in the municipality from solid residues generated by the population. We conclude that the recycling of solid waste, from the point of view of environment, is indisputable, in face of the fact that all production of goods produced in all countries sooner or later end up being thrown in the environment, unless to be recycled. Its technical viability, in general, can be considered ensured in face of advanced technological processing of materials in recent decades. Its economic viability, on the other hand, only becomes evident when considering the full costs of not recycling residues and projects that can be developed, constructed and executed to create changes in organizations of community of solid residues scavengers, allowing their inclusion in labor market.