Avaliação da gestão de resíduos sólidos: o caso do município de Pentecoste

Abstract

The generation of waste is not a specific problem of determined cities, but a dynamic and systemic process that happens intermittently and reaches unsustainable proportions especially in cities, since it reflects the behavior of the majority of the population that has consumption capacity. The State of Ceará is composed of 184 municipalities, including Pentecoste, which has a population of 37,326 inhabitants, according to estimates by the IBGE of 2019. The present study aims to outline a local reality data of the management and disposal of household solid residues and commercial residues of Pentecoste and how the population sees the benefits and problems caused by the generation of solid waste in the region. The study also intends to offer some alternatives to adapt the management to the current reality. It can be perceived, based on the opinion collected through form application, that the existence of a dumping land as an almost exclusive alternative to dispose all the trash from Pentecoste causes great discomfort and discontent on the part of the population, according to the answers given on the applied form. On the other hand, it can be verified the existence of an administrative portfolio exclusively for the political questions about the environment in the municipality and a concern on the part of the citizens in proposing projects and actions focusing in minimize the existent problems and to prospect solutions appropriate to the local reality. Environmental education has been one of the most relevant and highlighted by the Municipal Department of Environment with its activities carried out jointly with the Municipal Department of Education, DNOCS and civil society. It was verified that the management of solid waste in Pentecoste still occurs in an environmentally inadequate manner, with the use of dumps as final destination, absence of actions to reuse recyclable and organic materials and presence of animals and waste pickers. The population has become more and more involved in the problem and requires the promotion of waste management discussions and solutions. The municipality needs to adopt a program of implementation of separate collecting to reduce the amount of waste disposed in the dump and promote consortia with border cities to generate better scale projects and make feasible the construction of a landfill in the region.