Treatment of solid waste in the Bonito municipality, Mato correlated with external data

Abstract:

The lack of effective urban solid waste management (MSW) services has caused significant negative impacts on natural resources and the living conditions of populations. When investigating the environmental impacts caused by MSW and the precariousness of the current disposal of these wastes in several Brazilian municipalities, there is a pressing need to seek new and sufficient alternatives, which are necessary, related to the improvement of management and efficiency, concerning cost reduction and consequent environmental protection. This study aimed to describe and interpret how is organized the collection of solid waste in the world and in Brazil, focusing on the municipality of Bonito-Brasil offering a local diagnosis, comparing it with national and international data. The methodology consisted of two steps: i) bibliographic review of relevant information on solid waste management, in which the authors reflect upon waste management models considered effective; ii) the second step consisted of applying questionnaires using Google tools and the IRaMuTeQ (acronym for Interface de R pour les Analyzes Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires) software. The questionnaires were applied in Bonito for local characterization. The results showed that most people (72%) dispose of the waste to the common public collection points and 26% to the selective collection. Most of the volunteers (53%) make the correct separation of the waste. This information shows that despite desirable advances, there is still a need for information and dissemination of programs and initiatives implemented by the city, regarding the guidelines, principles, instruments, practices, and collection modalities adopted. From the focus group analysis of this qualitative and quantitative research, it was noticed that there is intentionality on the part of the volunteers, verified by the speeches and content recorded, for the practice of household solid waste management.

Keywords:
waste management; IRaMuTeQ; solid waste policy