Gestão das organizações de resíduos sólidos sob a ótica da economia solidária

Abstract

Great amount of solid residues, produced by urban centers are destined to landfill sites and big dumps, although still represent some potential to generate new products or as an energy resource. In this perspective, recycling turns out as a sustainable alternative to disposal of this waste, which can be seen as a social matter for the capability in create an income to the recyclable waste collectors’. Such characters represents an relevant link in the urban management of solid waste, although the non-formal aspect of this activity becomes an fragile element due their job occupation. As an another way to this fact, the collectors of this content had become an organization in which their main goal are improve the income generation and work conditions. The Primary objective to this study is to investigate how the process of urban waste management works in all different association composed by the waste collectors in Fortaleza and the metropolitan surroundings under the logic of economics of solidarity. The methodology used in this dissertation applies exploited and descriptive aspects employed as a qualitative approach. In concern to the qualification, the research may be described as a multi-scenario study. The research was developed and structured observing aspects in the literature about solidarity economy. Due to this requirement, it was done a socio-economic profile of all composed members in each organization studied, it was related aspects concerning: Self-management, Cooperation, Economic dimension and Solidarity. Analyzing all these matters in nine organization composed by all waste collectors helped out stablishing a comparative study of all existing different types. At the end, the research concludes that to enhance performance of all organizations were relevant the improvement of some aspects such as: Qualified members in the net, Better joint in the net of associations. Reduce the number of all brokers to the final sale and Adopting public policies to induce such organizations in public cleaning and recycle.