Santos Gemmelle Oliveira, da Silva Luiz Fernando Ferreira
Departamento de Saúde Comunitária, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60430-140.
Cien Saude Colet. 2011 Aug;16(8):3413-9. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232011000900008.
This study sought to elicit a discussion about the significance of garbage from the standpoint of a group of municipal garbage collectors and garbage recyclers resident in Fortaleza, State of Ceará. Using qualitative methodology and the individual interview technique, this work presents the results of ongoing research that has been conducted together with the employees involved in the collection of household garbage in Fortaleza, State of Ceará, and those working in a plant for separating recyclable materials. During the period under analysis of the "world of garbage" eight interviews were staged. After transcription and interpretation of the interviews, it became clear that the respondents perceive garbage as being prejudicial to health (due to the various diseases it causes) and also as a means of survival (as a result of non-inclusion in the labor market due to lack of study and/or opportunity).
本研究旨在从一群居住在塞阿拉州福塔莱萨市的城市垃圾收集者和垃圾回收者的角度引发关于垃圾重要性的讨论。采用定性研究方法和个人访谈技巧，本研究展示了与塞阿拉州福塔莱萨市参与生活垃圾收集的员工以及在一家可回收材料分离厂工作的员工共同开展的一项正在进行的研究的结果。在对“垃圾世界”进行分析的期间，共进行了八次访谈。在对访谈进行转录和解读之后，很明显，受访者认为垃圾对健康有害（因其会引发各种疾病），同时也是一种生存手段（由于缺乏学习和/或机会而未被纳入劳动力市场）。
