A experiência da Associação de Catadores dos Agentes Ambientais de Rosa Virgínia no gerenciamento de resíduos recicláveis em Fortaleza

Abstract

The generation of solid urban waste is considered a dynamic and systemic process that happens intermittently in the daily lives of several municipalities. Therefore, it is necessary to establish several alternatives for the management of the waste generated in order to reduce the cost burden for the generating sources when purchasing a third party for the collection, transportation and final destination of the waste, in addition to promoting less impacts on the environment. The work was carried out with the objective of evaluating the experience of the association of waste pickers from Rosa Virgínia Environmental Agents in relation to the management of recyclable waste collected in the city of Fortaleza, but for that it was necessary to understand how the management of recyclable waste generated by the large private companies and public administration bodies in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza with the application of questionnaires for these organizations in order to obtain data in relation to the forms of packaging, temporary storage, transportation, final destination of the waste and the forms of control of the waste generated by the companies. generating sources. In addition, a historical description of the association was carried out from its foundation to the present day in relation to its panorama in waste management, pointing out the main historical milestones such as partnerships and projects and the difficulties faced by the association. The historical description of the association was carried out through the application of a questionnaire with the association's collaborators and bibliographic research. During the work, it was also addressed in relation to the methods of managing recyclable waste collected by the Environmental Agents of Rosa Virgínia, such as, for example, route planning, equipment used in the collection and unloading of trucks, ways of conditioning and temporary storage and the elaboration of outgoing flows. It is worth mentioning that for obtaining data regarding the organization's waste management it was through a questionnaire applied to the association's president.