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Proposal of a sustainability index for intermunicipal cooperation on waste management
Alves Rodrigues Macedo, Luciana; Lange, Liséte Celina; Fantoni Alves Ferreira, Cynthia; Gutierrez, Ricardo Alberto
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Fecha de publicación:
06/2023
Editorial:
Sage Publications Ltd
Revista:
Waste Management & Research
ISSN:
0734-242X
e-ISSN:
1096-3669
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
The management of solid waste is one of the biggest challenges for sustainability. Aiming at gains of scale, guaranteeing universal access and the technical and economic viability of the services, intermunicipal cooperation has been implemented in several countries, and in Brazil, it presents itself as one of the main instruments of public policies in the sector of sanitation. The main objective of this article is to propose a set of indicators and the construction of an index to evaluate the performance of regionalized management of urban solid waste, applying them to intermunicipal public consortia operating in Brazil. Based on the Delphi methodology, a total of 15 indicators were defined, divided into 5 sustainability dimensions, used for the construction of the Regionalized Urban Solid Waste Management Performance Index (IDGRSU). In Brazil, the performance of regionalized management was classified as Regular for most of the operating consortia analysed. The adequacy of the final disposal in regional sanitary landfills is the common practice among the municipalities, and consequently, the reduction of the areas of dumps represents the main advance in the management. The index developed proved to be an important instrument to support municipalities and consortia for waste management, contributing to the implementation of sustainable strategies and to the development of policies, and its application in other countries is feasible, regardless of the size of the municipalities.
Palabras clave:
RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS
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COOPERACIÓN INTERNACIONAL
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SOSTENIBILIDAD
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BRASIL
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Alves Rodrigues Macedo, Luciana; Lange, Liséte Celina; Fantoni Alves Ferreira, Cynthia; Gutierrez, Ricardo Alberto; Proposal of a sustainability index for intermunicipal cooperation on waste management; Sage Publications Ltd; Waste Management & Research; 41; 11; 6-2023; 1674-1683
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