Riscos ambientais e a gestão dos resíduos sólidos frente ao hiperconsumo: uma análise das políticas públicas no munícipio de São Leopoldo/RS

Abstract

Modern society has as one of its milestones technological and scientific progress, which has provided the consolidation of a new social order, regulated by an unbridled and unconcerned consumption, which has given rise to a new denomination for this society: "hyperconsumption". And this modus vivendi adopted by society, has been contributing to the growing increase of solid waste and, consequently, the aggravation of environmental risks. In this bias, this present research aims to analyze the impacts of hyperconsumption and its environmental impacts, especially regarding the generation of solid waste. Thus, the need arises for an integrated management, according to the terms of the National Policy on Solid Waste. Also, an analysis of the public policies in the local sphere will be elaborated, in the case the municipality of São Leopoldo. The aim is to demonstrate the importance of an integrated solid waste management and the implementation of public policies aimed at the ecologically balanced environment. For that, the analytic-deductive method is used, through bibliographic review.