Situação ambiental referente aos resíduos sólidos da cidade de Capitão Enéas - MG

Abstract

Urban Solid Waste Management (USWM) in a municipality is extremely important, since it is a subject that still deserves attention and care. Besides being a facilitator for those who are involved, concerning to where more resources should be applied and perhaps where savings can be made, it also aims to improve the health and well-being of the population. The municipality of Capitão Enéas - MG, the focus of this research, presents some difficulties concerning treatment, sorting and destination of the solid waste. It was found that the city has an Integrated Management Plan, but does not have a Solid Waste Management Plan, a mandatory requirement by the National Solid Waste Policy (NSWP) for the city to have access to Union resources. There is no selective garbage collection system in the city, and waste is disposed of in an environmentally inappropriate and irregular manner in a dump. In this study, it was possible to understand better how the city's solid waste is treated and it was noticed through the NSWP that the imposed laws are not applied. There is no segregation of material by the population, and they are disposed on site in the same way as they were collected. There is the presence of garbage collectors, who share the environment with animals such as vultures and mosquitoes. Given this reality, it can be concluded that currently solid waste in the city of Capitão Enéas is a public health issue.