RISCOS E CUIDADOS NO DESCARTES DE EMBALAGENS DE AGROTÓXICOS EM REGIÃO DO CERRADO GOIANO

Abstract

With the advent of mass production linked to economic development, the use of pesticides has played a significant role in maximizing production and controlling agricultural pests. However, the inappropriate disposal of chemical products and their respective packaging can represent a threat to the environment and public health in regions, such as the Cerrado of Goiás. The mandatory reuse, recycling or recovery of raw materials for pesticide packaging came as a solution to the problems faced in the Brazilian agricultural scenario. The present work aims to verify the current situation of the solid waste management process related to the disposal of pesticide packaging within agricultural regions in the Cerrado of Goiás, that is, it seeks to examine how the final disposal of such waste has been occurring in the face of of the regulations in force in Federal Law no. 9,974/00 and in accordance with Decree 4074/02 on the disposal of empty packaging and leftover pesticides. In this way, the research was carried out in a descriptive way, reporting the characteristics of the population directly linked to the handling of pesticides in the Cerrado region. For this, standardized data collection techniques (questionnaires) were used aimed at the rural community: owners, employees and tenants within the municipality of Urutaí - GO and who work with agriculture or livestock in the last two years and who use pesticides.