Overview of the physical conditions of Voluntary Delivery Stations (PEV) to improve selective collection in Manaus, Amazonas

Abstract

The 12th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), proposed by the UN 2030 Agenda, more specifically 12.5, which seeks to reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse, faces obstacles in countries such as Brazil, where selective collection is still not carried out in 24.9% of Brazilian municipalities, as well as in 33.8% of cities in the northern region of the country. In addition, among the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) collected in selective collection, only 4% of it is recycled in the country. Therefore, in order to increase the rate of use of waste in recycling, selective collection must be carried out. Therefore, this work aims to create an overview of the physical conditions of the Voluntary Delivery Stations (PEV) in the city of Manaus, from the update of the list of PEVs in the capital, made available by the Municipal Secretariat of Public Cleaning (SEMULSP), as well as the photographic record of the 48 stations present in the city and the creation of a form with indicators of the physical conditions of the PEV.  where the incidence of collectors was quantified by urban geographical area of Manaus, by operation, by types of containers, by presence of weather cover, by presence of organic material, by physical condition and by need for maintenance. Among other results, it was obtained that 72.7% of the PEV in the capital need maintenance for the development of the selective collection process.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/sevenIVmulti2023-116