Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain.
Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Waste Manag Res. 2020 Dec;38(12):1450-1454. doi: 10.1177/0734242X20941088. Epub 2020 Jul 20.
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Brazil faces major challenges in order to meet the requirements proposed by the National Solid Waste Policy, which has been in force since 2010 and complicates decision-making, especially in small municipalities. In this context, sustainability indicators are important support tools that help in setting out performance actions for municipal sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to evaluate the four sustainability dimensions (social, environmental, economic, and legal/institutional) using sustainability indicators for MSW management in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) in Northeast Brazil. To do this, the progress of the region was evaluated against the principal goals and guidelines proposed by solid waste plans and by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It was found that some progress has been achieved in recent years, such as the closure of dumps, a reduction of the per capita MSW mass collected, and an increase in the coverage rate for solid household waste collection. However, selective collection and financial autonomy still fall well short of the region's goals. According to the results of this study, municipalities in the RMR require more environmental education and joint actions involving government, the private sector, and the general population.
巴西的城市固体废物（MSW）管理面临着重大挑战，需要满足自 2010 年起生效的国家固体废物政策提出的要求，这使得决策变得更加复杂，尤其是在小的城市。在这种情况下，可持续性指标是重要的支持工具，可以帮助制定城市可持续发展的绩效行动。本文的主要目的是使用可持续性指标评估巴西东北部累西腓大都市区（RMR）的 MSW 管理的四个可持续性维度（社会、环境、经济和法律/体制）。为此，评估了该地区在固体废物计划和联合国可持续发展目标提出的主要目标和指导方针方面的进展情况。结果发现，近年来取得了一些进展，例如关闭了垃圾填埋场，减少了人均收集的城市固体废物量，并提高了家庭固体废物收集的覆盖率。然而，选择性收集和财务自治仍然远远低于该地区的目标。根据这项研究的结果，RMR 的城市需要更多的环境教育和涉及政府、私营部门和公众的联合行动。
