Open AccessSustainability Indicators in Solid Waste Management: A Case Study in a Developing Country
Author(s) -
Cecilia de Mattos Canella,
Fernanda Bento Rosa Gomes,
Samuel Rodrigues Castro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9071
pISSN - 1913-9063
DOI - 10.5539/jsd.v14n5p74
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , municipal solid waste , sustainability , sanitation , business , work (physics) , solid waste management , environmental planning , environmental resource management , geography , environmental science , environmental health , population , waste management , environmental engineering , engineering , medicine , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
The generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) has been crescent. Due to this, there is a growing concern about MSW disposal. Whitin a scenario of limited financial resources, the management of MSW may be a challenge for Brazilian municipalities. Indicators can be effective instruments for assessing MSW management, as well as local socioeconomic and socio-environmental aspects. Thus, this work aimed at characterizing the MSW management in regions of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais through an analysis of socioeconomic and sustainability indicators, considering the 10 years since the Brazilian National Solid Waste Policy. For this purpose, indicators of MSW management and socioeconomic development of municipalities of Minas Gerais were analyzed. The statistical analysis evidenced some characteristics reported in literature. Furthermore, MSW management indicators were not directly related to the available data on basic sanitation in the territories. Results also evidenced a lack of financial and economic sustainability of MSW management in the municipalities.