RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS DOMICILIARES: UM ESTUDO DE CASO EM UM MUNICÍPIO PARANAENSE

Abstract

Initially, a bibliographical revision was done by this present case study contemplating the pertinent bibliographies as Laws and Norms about the home solid residues of the town in study. Next, an interview was done with the foreman of the environment department of the town in study in order to find out the reality regarding the collection of the home solid residues. In the sequence a questionnaire was applied to 580 inhabitants of the town in study trying to verify the efficiency of the campaign made by the town. Finally, the analysis of the facts was done using the triangulation with the available Laws and Norms, interview and questionnaire. The results showed the knowledge of the town towards the valid legislation, the service of selective collection that attends about half of the inhabitants and the educational campaign that the town is performing to orient the inhabitants. The results also indicated the need of extending the service of selective collection and extend the educational program so that it will be able to achieve the whole town.