Estudo de caso: Transição de um lixão a céu aberto para um aterro sanitário de Nova Andradina- MS

Abstract

Despite the creation of the National Solid Waste Policy, which established the end of landfills by 2014, through Law No. 12,305, enacted in 2010, the practice of disposing of waste in landfills is still recurrent in Brazil. The main cause cited for this practice is the lack of public and private resources for the implementation of sanitary landfills. Waste management plays a fundamental role as one of the components of the transition process to the circular economy. Reusable and recyclable solid waste can be seen as an economic good with social value, generating work and income. That said, the objective of this work is to study aspects related to the transition from an open dump to a landfill in the municipality of Nova Andradina – MS. To this end, through an interview with the engineer responsible for the landfill, a questionnaire based on the ReSOLVE Framework was applied with a focus on identifying practices and opportunities for applying the circular economy. Among the factors identified in the transition process aligned with the ReSOLVE Framework, the recovery of the former landfill space and the sharing of resources between the landfill and the municipality's collectors' association stand out. The main challenges are associated with the population's lack of awareness about waste disposal and the absence of some partnerships that expanded the recycling capacity of materials. This study contributed to understanding the challenges faced in the landfill implementation process as well as identifying opportunities to be implemented with a focus on stimulating the transition to the circular economy model.