Study of the rate of generation of waste from construction in new works in the city of Ribeirao Preto-SP

Abstract

In the construction industry, many waste products are produced most part of the time, because they do not have a correct end, end up causing strong impacts on the environment. To this end, CONAMA Resolution No. 307/2002 and its amendments thereafter determine the guidelines for the management of civil construction waste appropriately. In this context, this article aims, through a quantitative study, to identify the situation of civil construction waste, called here as RCD, in the city of Ribeirao Preto, determining the amount of waste generated through two parameters; licensed areas and volume disposed of at authorized locations, from a generation rate of 183.28 kg/m2, generating 1,112.35 t/day and 561.98 t/day respectively. The work sought to relate the values and obtained a per person generation of 1.24 kg/inhab × day. Thus, the article identified and measured the generation of construction waste in the city of Ribeirao Preto-SP, providing subsidies and information for comparisons with existing bibliography.