Avaliação da situação de coleta seletiva em condomínios residenciais de Aracaju-SE

Abstract

Brazil has a scenario of urban solid waste management that needs special attention, since, in practice, actions focused on this topic are inadequate. Problems associated with poor management affect, for example, public health, sanitation sector, mobility and the economy. The 12.305/2010 law, which implemented the National Policy on Solid Waste, is not yet fully functioning and, therefore, Brazilian municipalities do not have their MSW properly addressed. Regarding selective garbage collection, its activities are still considered incipient, being, in particular, individual action for application in residential condominiums, for example. In this context, this study aimed to evaluate the situation of selective garbage collection in a portion of the condominiums of Aracaju (SE), where an exploratory methodology was employed through: adherence to the participation of the study by condominium administrators, field visits, application of questionnaires and data analysis. The results revealed that selective garbage collection does not cover most of the studied condominiums in Aracaju and those that had selective collection activities identified aspects that could be improved, such as environmental awareness, greater participation of condominiums, and storage location of the condominiums waste. In general, the existing population concentration in condominiums makes selective collection programs viable, but it is through environmental education that they can be optimized and provide qualitative and quantitative improvements in materials intended for cooperatives.