Gestão de resíduos sólidos urbanos em municípios do Brasil: Uma revisão dos métodos de avaliação

Abstract

One of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century is to promote a proper management of solid waste, that requires assessment and monitoring, to formulate strategies, promoting environmental sustainability and improving the population's quality of life. This study aims to systematically review the literature about methods used in evaluation studies on municipal solid waste management (MSW) in Brazilian cities and to characterize these publications. For this, searches were conducted in Portal Capes using keywords related to the topic. After the screening, 29 articles were selected and only five of them showed qualitative and quantitative methods, which can be applied in other municipalities. It was possible to verify the need to improve and update the analysis items employed in this evaluations, in order to adapt them to the principles and elements of the National Solid Waste Policy. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]