Legislação do gerenciamento de resíduos de medicamentos, gestão dos resíduos sólidos e dos medicamentos no município de Senador Canedo - GO

Abstract

This dissertation addresses the theme of solid waste (from health services) at the sanitary landfill in the municipality of Senador Canedo, in the state of Goiás. Among the main factors that drove the generation of the remains, the intense consumption characteristic of the economic model stands out contemporary society, in which the time between consumption and disposal is extremely short. Thus, the objective of this study is to verify the situation of the municipality of Senador Canedo regarding the management of solid waste, focusing on drugs. This municipality has a landfill, built in 2009; however, this landfill receives only organic waste. Through the primary survey of the data, relevant publications were collected and selected that served as the basis for the development of the present study, based on the most comprehensive investigation of texts, relating the subject in question to the cut made for the research. In addition, exploratory and descriptive research was carried out to characterize and quantify the disposal of medicines in residential waste. The data referring to drug residues were tabulated and subsequently analyzed. To this end, the Microsoft Excel 2016 program was used. The research showed that the Senador Canedo landfill does not differ from other landfills in other Brazilian cities. The disposal of this type of waste in household waste presents a wide variety of debris, and it is very common to find remnants of medicines or the like dispensed by the population, which can be harmful to human health and the environment. It is understood that the elaboration of a more specific and efficient legislation is the best way to face the problems generated by the improper disposal of medicines, which must seek alignment with the new regulatory framework brought by the National Solid Waste Policy