Uso de indicadores de sustentabilidade para analisar o desempenho do programa de coleta seletiva e da gestão das organizações de catadores do município de João Pessoa - PB

Abstract

This study aims to use a system of sustainability indicators to analyze the performance of the selective collection program and the support program for organizations of recyclable material collectors in the city of João Pessoa-PB. For this, the methodology that needed to be adopted for the construction of the research was the exploratory-descriptive, using a multi-method approach, using bibliographic research through the Capes Platform, indirect documentary research using the data from the National Information System on Sanitation (SINIS), and a field research, using the Sustainability Indicators developed by Besen et al (2016). Among the main findings of the research, observy a increase a selective collection the city of João Pessoa-PB, with 43% of the population served. However, this increase did not reflect in the decrease in the percentage of waste sent to the metropolitan sanitary landfill, or in the reduction of social risks to os scaveng solid of waste , since the associated scavengs are still subjected to adverse conditions in the sorting centers, in addition to having a low productivity and profitability in the recycling sector, and they do not have effective partnerships with government entities. These results demonstrate that the public management of the city of João Pessoa-PB faces logistical/financial problems to expand and continue the selective collection program, and incorporate associated and autonomous scavengers in the actions developed by the city hall. These statements were corroborated from the matrixsof indicators, which showed one tendency towards unsustainability in the parameters analyzed both in the selective collection program (ISCS=0.44), as well as in the management analysis parameters of waste pickers organizations (ISOC=0 .48). In general, the use of Sustainability Indicators by Besen et al (2016) allowed accessing a universe of data that are not available for easy access by the population, while the collected data allowed us to understand the advances and setbacks faced by the municipal public machinery of João Pessoa-PB to develop a sustainable management, and thus achieve the objectives recommended by the PNRS.