STUDY OF FINAL DISPOSAL OF URBAN SOLID WASTE IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF RIVER BASIN OF INDIAN PARANA STATE, BRAZIL

Abstract

The urban sprawl without proper planning for urban systems brings environmental, health, social and economic. Among them, the final disposal of solid waste has become one of the biggest problems faced by the Brazilian government. In this context the present work aimed to study the units of final disposal of household waste and commercial districts of the basin of the Indian River, state of Parana, Brazil. It used as instruments to characterize the municipalities surveyed, questionnaires with managers, assessed by the Quality Index Landfill Waste (IQR) units of final disposal of waste as well as technical visits on the spot. The results showed that are generated 1.813 tons / month of household and commercial waste and 80% are allocated appropriately to landfills, and 20% is used inappropriately in controlled landfills and garbage dumps. The evaluation of the disposal units resulted in appropriate operations in the municipalities of Sao Tome and Cianorte, controlled the cities of Indianapolis and Tapejara, and inadequate in the municipalities of Tuneiras Japurá and the West.

Key words: disposição final de residuos sólidos, planejamento urbano, bacia hidrográfica.