Proposta de um guia de boas práticas para a gestão de resíduos da construção civil em municípios de pequeno e médio porte

Abstract

The construction industry is considered one of the most important activities for the social and economic development of a society. However, this sector behaves as a major generator of impacts to the environment, especially those related to high waste generation and their improper disposal. The management of this waste is a municipal competence small and medium cities face especially great difficulties to meet legal requirements, compromising the development of the efficient management of this waste. Thus, this research proposes a guide of good practices to manage construction and demolition waste (CDW) for small- and medium-sized municipalities in Ceará to provide grounds for the development of strategies for municipalities that seek to adapt the management of this waste. Results evinced that the evaluated municipalities still inefficiently manage CDW, most of which neither have regulatory instruments nor differentiate the collection of this waste. This study found initiatives to reuse CDW to maintain public roads, landfill, and public works. However, final disposal experiences a critical situation as most waste is disposed in landfills. Based on these needs, this study proposed 12 strategies and 36 actions to guide initial planning for implementing the management of CDW in these municipalities.