Reflections on charges by solid waste management services in consorted towns from Ceará

Abstract

The State Plan of Solid Waste of Ceará (SPSWCE) determines that, by 2020, 20% of its municipalities are in consortium and charge for solid waste management services separately from the Urban Land Tax (ULT). The Integrated Solid Waste Management Consortium - Vale do Jaguaribe (ISWMC-VJ) will operate transhipment, transportation and final disposal equipment through the private initiative, the expenditure of which may be passed on to users.  This study verified whether the variables suggested for the possible basis for calculating service charges in the region are among the most usual and it compared socioeconomic indicators of ISWMC-VJ entities (Group I) with other municipalities that are similarly consortium and that collect in this way (Group II). Through the National Sanitation Information System, it was identified which Brazilian municipalities are in consortium and are charging the property separately from the property tax. The variables that make up the calculation bases were consulted in the municipal legislations. It was found that the variables suggested to compose the basis of calculation of ISWMC-VJ entities are among the most recurrent and significant difference between the average HDI and GDP per capita of ISWMC-VJ members, lower than the average of the municipalities of the state from Group II.

Key-words: Sustainability. Indicators. Public consortium.