Práticas de produção e gestão de resíduos sólidos no bairro de Mafalala quarteirão II, na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

In the present work I analyze practices of production and management of solid waste in the neighborhood of Mafalala quarteirão II, in the city of Maputo. From the literature on solid waste production I found two approaches: the first perspective argues that the production of solid waste resides in excessive consumption by communities as well as excessive production and the second approach argues that the issue of solid waste (garbage) is something culturally constructed. According to Mary Douglas (1966), he considers dirt as something culturally constructed, since each social group can understand the issue of garbage from different social formations. Therefore the meaning of garbage in people depends on time and space. The literature on the production of solid waste allows us to understand that the issue of Solid Waste is thought of as a result of excessive consumption is something culturally constructed. Unlike other works, this study seeks to understand the practices of production and management of solid waste by residents of the neighborhood of Mafalala quarteirão II in the city of Maputo, as well as understanding the understanding of communities about what is considered garbage and what is the type of treatment they assign to each type of waste. In order to carry out the present study, we favored field research combined with direct observation, semi-structured interviews and informal conversations. From the information collected in the field, I understood that the residents of the Mafalala neighborhood use a single type of material, which are bags of rice for the deposit of Solid Waste, and they do not separate the Solid Waste because they understand that it is all the same, and the production of Solid Waste in these families we were able to identify the food options for their day-to-day. According to the information provided to me, they show that the most abundant garbage in this neighborhood is food scraps, plastic, plastic bottles, among others that guide the eating habits of people in this neighborhood. Finally, I understood that the term garbage, offers another kind of meanings and that this phenomenon of production of Solid Waste also brings social inequalities (TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)