Seleção de indicadores de sustentabilidade para avaliar a gestão de resíduos sólidos no município de Russas (CE)

Abstract

The present work develops a case study and a literature review for the proposition of sustainability indicators in order to evaluate the Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM). The aim is that the proposed indicators are a support, monitoring, analysis and evaluation tool for the actors involved in this management. In this sense, the steps outlined for the development of the research started from the theoretical basis and the Integrative Literature Review (ILR), in which the resulting works were grouped into categories, according to themes linked to the MSWM. Simultaneously to this, records of experiences carried out in 2019/2020 were sought, such as meetings with MSWM specialists, field visits and document analysis, in order to carry out the situational diagnosis of the object of study. Both stages were essential to select the indicators to be used in the evaluation of MSWM, which resulted in a total of 74, grouped in Ecological Environmental Dimension (10%), Social Dimension (11%), Cultural Dimension (3%), Solid Waste Management Dimension (32%), Economic Dimension (12%) and Political/Institutional Dimension (32%). It was observed that the fact that the Managerial and Political/Institutional dimensions obtained the highest percentage of corresponding indicators is pertinent, since these were the ones that presented the most problems in the situational diagnosis. Such indicators can serve as a guide for experts to examine, which would enable improvements in MSWM and, consequently, in the development of the studied region. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of this study for the scientific academy, in the search to expand, disseminate and discuss this complex theme that surrounds various issues, anthropic and natural.