Realidades do gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos urbanos em município de pequeno porte no Centro-Oeste Mineiro

Abstract

The characterization of the Urban Solid Waste Management (USW) of a municipality facilitates the understanding of where to apply resources and where it is not essential, aiming at a responsible administration, a cleaner city and an improvement in health and welfare of the population. Bambuí-MG, as well as thousands of municipalities in the country, presents difficulties in relation to the management of its solid waste: the final disposal is carried out inappropriately, the municipality does not have a Municipal Plan for Integrated Management of Solid Waste (MPIMSW), a mandatory requirement for the city to have access to Union resources and primary information on solid municipal waste is scarce. For this reason, this study sought to generate subsidies for the preparation of the MPIMSW and assist the municipality in the management of USW, characterising the services provided from collection to final disposal. The research also sought to present information - including costs - on the management of USW in a small municipality, in order to contribute to other locations from the methodological point of view and the results found. Moreover, it was determined that the collection system in Bambui travels, on average, a distance of 45.60 km/route from the initial point to the dump and that 0.59 kg/inhab/day of waste is collected. The amount paid for the urban cleaning service is approximately R $ 130,000.00 monthly. These parameters assist in the elaboration of the MPIMSW, which, in turn, is essential for the improvement of the services provided in Bambuí.