GESTÃO E GERENCIAMENTO DOS RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS NA REGIÃO NORTE DO TOCANTINS: PERSPECTIVAS DE INCLUSÃO DE CATADORES À LUZ DA LEI 12.305-10

Abstract

The accumulation of solid waste, dispersed inappropriately on the planet, has been one of the great problems facing humanity in recent times. The aim of this study was to evaluate the measures adopted by the State of Tocantins, in the cities of Araguaína and Araguatins regarding compliance with the National Solid Waste Policy to social and environmental inclusion of collectors. Therefore, we adopted the methodology of literature research regarding the following subjects: history of solid waste in Brazil and in the world, based in the context of sustainability; exposure of the main legal points established at PNRS and; social inclusion of the collector through the selective collection. We used a field research with a questionnaire applied to the collectors and municipal authorities, which were discussed based on the current literature. It was found that the collectors are mostly illiterate, have month income less than a minimum salary and that the cities do not have formal selective collection. We concluded that cities lean to replace the dumps for controlled landfill sites without the inclusion of waste collectors in formal selective collection.