National solid waste policy

driving actions for urban sustainable development

Abstract

This work has the objective of analyzing how the National Policy for Solid Waste (PNRS), instituted in the publication of Law 12,305 on August 2, 2010, contributes to the promotion of sustainable development. In this way, it discusses the themes PNRS and sustainable development, presenting the positive interferences in the economic, social, and environmental areas, indicating a sustainable development. It discusses the information and indicators around solid waste management, considering the evolution in recycling rates, the increase in the number of sorting units and cooperatives of recyclable material collectors and other indicators that demonstrate a better management of urban solid waste (MSW) in Brazilian municipalities in recent years. The analysis showed that there is a significant evolution in several points of waste management, which has resulted in greater income generation, reduction of pollution and negative impacts on the environment, as well as in the reduction of social disparities, thus showing that municipal waste management, under the PNRS guidance, has driven sustainable development.

Keywords: Sustainable Development. Urban Solid Waste Management. Recycling.