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even for dumps or controlled landfills, although it is often difficult to find contact
information for these units. One way to resolve this limitation is, for example, through
the Diagnosis of Urban Solid Waste Management, produced periodically by the
Ministry of Regional Development and the National Secretariat of Sanitation. This
diagnosis is produced from answers given by operators of MSW final disposal units.
In 2017, for example, 640 employees of sanitary landfills, dumps and controlled
landfills answered the questionnaire. So, authors suggest that questions aiming to
know the perception of these employees regarding the main concerns routinely faced
by them in the installation and operation of the disposal facilities should be included.
Approximately 60% of Brazilian municipalities still do not have sanitary landfills,
sending their MSW to open dumps or controlled landfills. Many of them claim a
lack of technical and/or financial resources as impediments to adopting the NPSW
and installing those adequate landfills. In this case study, for example, one of the
managers pointed out the high cost of geotechnical studies as one of the major issues
he faced in the landfill installation phase. In this context, applying the method used in
this case study and knowing the difficulties previously faced in other landfills, both
during installation and operation, can help in the decision-making process on priority
investments for those municipalities that have not yet fit the NPSW and, consequently,
not assumed more sustainable e responsible MSW management practices.
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Luis Otávio Miranda Peixoto for proofreading
this article.
References
Abrelpe–Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Special Waste Companies (2018) Overview
of solid waste in Brazil (In Portuguese). ABRELPE, São Paulo, 74 p
Alfaia RG, de SM et al (2017) Municipal solid waste in Brazil: A review. Waste Manag Res
35(12):1195–1209
Brazil (2010) National Policy on Solid Waste n° 12,305. Official Diary of the Union (In Portuguese),
Brasília, DF, n. 3 August, 2010. Section one, p 2. Available at: www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_
ato2007-2010/2010/lei/l12305.htm. Last accessed 02 Feb 2020
Brazil (2019) Ministry of Regional Development. National Secretary of Sanitation. National
Sanitation Information System: Diagnosis of Municipal Solid Waste Management – 2017 (in
Portuguese). Brasília, MDR.SNS. Available at: www.snis.gov.br/diagnostico-residuos-solidos/
diagnostico-rs-2017 Last accessed 09 Apr 2019
Campos HKT (2014) Recycling in Brazil: challenges and prospects. Resour Conserv Recycl 85:130–
138
Costa AM et al (2019) Landfill leachate treatment in Brazil—an overview. J Environ Manage
232:110–116
Curitiba Municipal Secretary of the Environment (2019) Curitiba’s Sanitary Landfill (In
Portuguese). Available at: www.curitiba.pr.gov.br/conteudo/aterro-sanitario-smma/454. Last
accessed 15 May 2019
Di Maria F et al (2018) Impact of different schemes for treating landfill leachate. Waste Manage
71:255–266
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even for dumps or controlled landfills, although it is often difficult to find contact
information for these units. One way to resolve this limitation is, for example, through
the Diagnosis of Urban Solid Waste Management, produced periodically by the
Ministry of Regional Development and the National Secretariat of Sanitation. This
diagnosis is produced from answers given by operators of MSW final disposal units.
In 2017, for example, 640 employees of sanitary landfills, dumps and controlled
landfills answered the questionnaire. So, authors suggest that questions aiming to
know the perception of these employees regarding the main concerns routinely faced
by them in the installation and operation of the disposal facilities should be included.
Approximately 60% of Brazilian municipalities still do not have sanitary landfills,
sending their MSW to open dumps or controlled landfills. Many of them claim a
lack of technical and/or financial resources as impediments to adopting the NPSW
and installing those adequate landfills. In this case study, for example, one of the
managers pointed out the high cost of geotechnical studies as one of the major issues
he faced in the landfill installation phase. In this context, applying the method used in
this case study and knowing the difficulties previously faced in other landfills, both
during installation and operation, can help in the decision-making process on priority
investments for those municipalities that have not yet fit the NPSW and, consequently,
not assumed more sustainable e responsible MSW management practices.
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Luis Otávio Miranda Peixoto for proofreading
this article.
References
Abrelpe–Brazilian Association of Public Cleaning and Special Waste Companies (2018) Overview
of solid waste in Brazil (In Portuguese). ABRELPE, São Paulo, 74 p
Alfaia RG, de SM et al (2017) Municipal solid waste in Brazil: A review. Waste Manag Res
35(12):1195–1209
Brazil (2010) National Policy on Solid Waste n° 12,305. Official Diary of the Union (In Portuguese),
Brasília, DF, n. 3 August, 2010. Section one, p 2. Available at: www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_
ato2007-2010/2010/lei/l12305.htm. Last accessed 02 Feb 2020
Brazil (2019) Ministry of Regional Development. National Secretary of Sanitation. National
Sanitation Information System: Diagnosis of Municipal Solid Waste Management – 2017 (in
Portuguese). Brasília, MDR.SNS. Available at: www.snis.gov.br/diagnostico-residuos-solidos/
diagnostico-rs-2017 Last accessed 09 Apr 2019
Campos HKT (2014) Recycling in Brazil: challenges and prospects. Resour Conserv Recycl 85:130–
138
Costa AM et al (2019) Landfill leachate treatment in Brazil—an overview. J Environ Manage
232:110–116
Curitiba Municipal Secretary of the Environment (2019) Curitiba’s Sanitary Landfill (In
Portuguese). Available at: www.curitiba.pr.gov.br/conteudo/aterro-sanitario-smma/454. Last
accessed 15 May 2019
Di Maria F et al (2018) Impact of different schemes for treating landfill leachate. Waste Manage
71:255–266