Programa de gerenciamento de resíduos químicos e de serviços de saúde da UFMT : situação atual e perspectivas

Abstract

Waste management program have been implanted in small, medium and largesized company, as well several universities and public institutions of Brazil and of world, in recognition the necessity of change the reality of negligence to environment and, especially, the conscience of sustainability and environment legislation which currently are more severe and applicable. The Mato Grosso Federal University currently generates waste of different nature, including those classified by NBR 10.004/2004 with been class I – hazardous waste. On the other hand, that may be an opportunity for the institution, through its environmental policies, invest in activities that can lessen man's impact on the environment and, at the same time, contribute to the human and professional training of its users. Therefore, the aim of this work was to get overview of the conscious forms and the practices adopted at the Mato Grosso Federal University, in reference to the process of generation, segregation, treatment and final destination of solid waste, waste from health services and of chemicals waste, potentially attackers to environment, as well as deployment definitive of waste management program of the UFMT, câmpus Cuiabá, with possible expansion to the câmpus inside of state. Thereby, a system of selective collect, os solvent recovery and segregation and previous treatment at the site of generation is appropriate and suggestive to support the waste management program and, associated with the construction of the waste center to be implanted at UFMT, will allow a recycling of the for this purpose and the appropriate final destination of the waste.