Environmental sanitation in the region of Missões-RS: reality and challenges in the implementing public policies promoting regional development

Abstract

The implementation of appropriate public policies to solve problems related to environmental sanitation and more especifically the collection of municipal solid waste (RSU), constitutes a major challenge to be faced by most brasilian municipalities.The article analyzes the reality experience by the municipalities of de region of Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, regarding the collection and treatment of urban solid waste, with the objetive of contributing to regional development. The qualitative approach is used, based on the analysis of documents and in the bibliographic review. It was possible to see that the alternatives proposed for the equation of the problems faced go Through the formation of cooperatives of waste pickers, with regard to selective collection of urban solid waste, and the joint action of municipalities, Through the formation of public consortia with regard to the final destination of waste in landfills.

Keywords

• COREDE Missões
• Resíduos sólidos urbanos
• Cooperativa de catadores
• Coleta seletiva
• Consórcio público