Coleta seletiva de resíduos sólidos urbanos em Uberlândia (MG): desafios e possibilidades de boas práticas para uma cidade sustentável

Abstract

The growth of the urban environment has brought significant changes in social and spatial dynamics and accelerated pace of life, new patterns of production and consumption, the sharp use of technologies and transformations in social relations are some examples of these changes. This scenario makes issues related to environment preservation to be target of concerns that crosses borders, becoming globalized concerns. Due to this, the society begin to organize itself to find alternatives to provide better life quality. Solid waste management, aligned to sustainability principles, has become subject to scientific, administrative and political investigation, also is cause of concern and technical and environmental discussions, in order to avoid that part of solid waste generated is diverted from landfills. On contrary, the waste should be controlled and reused on the production cycle, reducing the impact on those areas. This study indicates options to achieve this objective based on investigation of solid waste management from city of Uberlândia - MG, understanding the contribution of recycle material collector’s association to reuse in production process and the possibility to adopt good practices to build a sustainable city.