Diagnóstico da geração e destinação de embalagens de Polietileno tereftalato (PET), direcionadas à atual área de disposição final de resíduos sólidos de Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso

Abstract

The increase in purchasing power of the population, coupled with technological products and changes in people's living stylem, brought large increase in waste generation in the country. This study aimed to make the diagnosis of waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) in the city of Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso. The waste characterization was performed to quantify the PET waste collected by recycling cooperatives installed at the dump of Lowland Grande. In the study there was a lack of implementation of the National Solid Waste Policy, especially in the reverse logistics issues, selective collection and inadequate disposal. Alternative for appropriate disposal of waste are currently underutilized, since there is a recycling industry PET waste installed in the neighboring municipality, this sued in 2014, 20% of production capacity, discouraging the installation of new developments in this sector. The results showed that 3% of the collected waste and are disposed of in the landfill of PET and only 21% of this is removed from the site for recycling by scavengers. Identifies the need for an emergency basis to management and management of municipal solid waste generated in the city for that waste is properly designed. Actual figures show that annually are buried R $ 2,298,240 (two million, two hundred ninety-eight thousand, two hundred and forty dollars) in PET. A loss, which may be different with basic investments implemented in the municipality.