A COLETA SELETIVA DA CIDADE DE UMUARAMA COM ABORDAGEM NA ECONOMIA DOS ESPAÇOS NO ATERRO SANITÁRIO

Abstract

A concern of the modern world is the production of municipal solid waste. The commitment of the natural resources moves forward with the development of contemporary consumer society. This paper analyzes the space occupied and saved and deviation rate as well of the landfill of Umuarama city – PR – Brazil, by selective collection program "Value Trash". The main goal of a selective collection program is reducing the amount of garbage. The impact is measured by the ratio between the recyclable materials collected/household garbage collected amount in a given period. This work considered 8 months in 2012. The percentage of diverted material is 0.18%, the space occupied and saved respectively was 8033.76 m3 and 1.6 m3. It is concluded that separate collection is not economically profitable, because revenue from the sale of recyclable does not cover the costs of the program. However, it is essential to consider the environmental and social costs. Index Terms - Solid waste; recycle; landfill; waste collector.