Panorama das organizações de catadores e empreendimentos de reciclagem do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

The increased generation of solid waste is a reality that can bring negative environmental impacts such as contamination of the soil, groundwater and surface water, as well as compromising public health due to the spread of waterborne diseases and environmental vectors, harming the environment environment. However, in Brazil, some legal guidelines have guided solid waste management and management actions since the 1990s. With the institution of the National Solid Waste Policy, in August 2010, these guidelines began to cover the entire national territory, as well as to support the organizational initiatives of solid waste collectors, in associations or cooperatives. It is worth noting that knowing the geographic points of these organizations favors the fluidity of recyclable waste destined for the recycling industry, in favor of reuse and cooperativism stimulated by reverse logistics. Given the above, the general objective of this research is to carry out a survey of the logistics of recyclable waste in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. The materials and methods used were bibliographic research and exploratory field research with written and unwritten sources. The data survey was carried out from the State Solid Waste Plan of Rio Grande do Sul and from the organizations' registration in the National Register of Individuals, which verified the economic activities and the types of waste collected/ segregated by them. As a result, the present study listed 128 organizations of recyclable and reusable material collectors and 93 recyclable and/or reusable material merchant enterprises in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Four commercial flow routes were also proposed with companies interested in recyclable plastic, metal and non-metallic scrap in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Finally, it is necessary to increase the number of companies that trade and/or recycle recyclable materials in its territory and promote public policy in order to contribute to the work of waste picker organizations and the flow of recyclable waste.