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03/09/2012
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Governmental research organization shows that despite the low number, there is significant growth of cities using selective collection
Of the more than 5,500 municipalities, only 766 perform garbage collection. The conclusion of the research is Ciclosoft 2012, developed by the Business Commitment for Recycling (Cempre), presented today at the seminar "National Policy on Solid Waste - The Law in Practice", in Rio de Janeiro.
The survey finds that the municipality performs selective collection when at least 10% of the population makes the selection of garbage and recycling work there is a door to door or cooperative.
Also there must be a person at City Hall to answer the recycling program and the action has continued.
Despite the low rate compared to the total of the country, the executive director of Cempre, André Vilhena, highlighted the growing number of municipalities that make selective collection, after the publication of the National Solid Waste in 2010. That year, only 443 municipalities were selective collection.
The growth in the last two years is higher than in the comparison between 2010 and 2008, when 405 municipalities were identified as promoters of selective collection actions. "We had a jump on the involvement of municipalities in the Southeast and South This shows that the law begins to pick up in practice," said Vilhena.
The involvement of municipalities and businesses with recycling waste was highlighted by the secretary of water resources and urban environment of the Ministry of Environment, Pedro Wilson. "We are seeing a positive mood of the population in relation to solid waste policies," he said.
According to him, people believe that it is important the corporate commitment to sustainable development.
Source: Ig News
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