A RELEVÂNCIA DA RECICLAGEM DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS PARA A SUSTENTABILIDADE

Abstract

Considering that inadequate waste management interferes negatively on sustainability, research is conducted into the relevance of solid waste recycling for sustainability. Qualitative and bibliographic research is then carried out using the literature review technique, using articles from the Scielo base, other correlated articles from the environmental area, as well as the Google Scholar, with a concentration of scientific articles published in the last 10 years. Given this, it is verified that the inadequate management of solid residues - mainly regarding the final disposal - is extremely harmful to the environment due to the production of polluting agents caused by them, which promote the pollution of water, soil and air, and also predisposes to the proliferation of vectors responsible for several infectious diseases. What imposes the finding that the recycling of waste is fundamental in the protection and promotion of the environmental damage, so that it contributes significantly to sustainability. For this purpose, it becomes essential the studies of social and economic interventions to encourage and aware around of recycling, as well as the enforcement of legislation instituted in Brazil by the PNRS.