ANÁLISE DA SITUAÇÃO DOS RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS NO MUNICÍPIO DE IMPERATRIZ-MA.

Abstract

The city of Imperatriz-MA, is among the municipalities that do not contain adequate infrastructure in waste disposal, the waste disposal uncontrolled is 10 km from the city center, it receives all waste produced by the city, and bring to the local population several problems, such as environmental and health. The aim of this study is to characterize the situation of municipal solid waste in Imperatriz-MA county through Sustainability Indicators (IS) in order to support the development of a municipal solid waste management (MSW) program that promotes life quality improvement and sustainable development. For the data collection, a field research was carried out in the period of January to July of 2014, the research was developed through interviews with municipal managers, based in the questionnaires and sustainability indicators (IS) proposed By Milanez (2002) once the purpose of these is to evaluate the applicability in different spaces. From the evaluation of IS and observations and characterization of DI, the indicators were subdivided into four themes, to adapt to the four dimensions, namely: social, environmental, economic and institutional. The relative analysis of the sustainability indicators (IS) developed by Milanez (2002) is based on the use of 12 sustainability indicators (IS) but it was chosen to include 4 more issues in order to improve the compreension of the municipality s situation studied. Regarding to the sustainability of the Municipality based on 16 indicators, where 10 of them tended as Very Unfavorable to sustainability and only 04 of them were evaluated favorably, characterizing the municipality as unsustainable. Then the comparative study was conducted between the cities of Imperatriz, MA, and São Carlos, SP, so, it was possible to contemplate the specific objectives: Identify the procedures and actions of the municipality as the MSW; Establish from Sustainability Indicators of the municipality, with reference to the situation of MSW; Check the potential impacts to the environment resulting from the disposal of MSW in the city; Check the potential health impacts; Provide input to the preparation of a management plan to the municipal solid waste.