Análise do gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos em estabelecimentos comerciais nos bairros de capim macio e Ponta Negra, Natal/RN: um enfoque na coleta seletiva

Abstract

The research worked the issue of solid waste from the geographic perspective in order to understand the solid waste management situation in commercial establishments in the Capim Macio and Ponta Negra neighborhoods, in Natal / RN, seeking out to evaluate the effectiveness of the selective collection in the area question. Four main points were investigated in the research: if there is selective collection at the streets of the establishments; How establishments manage their waste; If there are environmental education actions in the establishments and if they have a Solid Waste Management Plan. The result obtained showed that more than half of the establishments do some sort of waste separation, however, less than half of those who do the separation, have selective collection passing at their streets, leading to an ineffectiveness of the action and a still very large number of waste with recyclable potential being destined to the landfill, instead of having its potential used in the reuse or recycling.