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29/05/2013
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Daniel Mello
Brazil Agency reporter
São Paulo - In 2012, were shipped to destinations inadequate 24 million tons of waste (37.5%), according to a survey of the Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Special Waste (ABRELPE), released today (28). The research also shows that, of the 64 million tons of waste generated over the past year, 6.2 million were not even collected.
The collection percentage showed, however, an increase of 1.9% compared to 2011, totaling 55 million tons in 2012. "We realize these ten years of study, the collection rate has grown steadily, indicating that the universalization of these services is a possible way", said the CEO of ABRELPE, Carlos Silva Filho.
The Northeast is the region with the highest percentage of waste taken to inadequate allocations, such as landfills. According to the study, 65% of the waste generated in the region, a total of 25.8 tons per day were not disposed of properly. Only 77% of the waste produced in the Northeast are collected, and the region accounts for 26% (51 600 tonnes a day) of the waste generated in the country.
The best collection coverage was found in the Southeast (96.8%), the region that best intended residues, with 72% of the waste (just over 70 tons daily) sent to landfills. Nevertheless, 51% of cities in the region, the equivalent of 854 municipalities, not adequately address their waste.
For the director of ABRELPE, lacking the necessary investments to advance the collection and proper disposal of solid waste. "The changes demanded by PNRS [National Policy on Solid Waste] require specific investments and longevity," he said. The problem, according to Silva Filho, is that many cities are unable to contribute these resources. "Most of these municipalities have less than 10,000 inhabitants and has no technical and financial conditions to solve the issue of solid waste in isolation," he added.
Edition: Juliana Andrade
Source: Agency Brazil
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