O papel dos Catadores de rua na gestão dos resíduos sólidos urbanos no distrito municipal KaMpfumu

Abstract

The present study aimed to analyze the role of street collectors in the management of urban solid waste in the KaMpfumu Municipal District located on the outskirts of the city of Maputo. The lack of an environmental conscience in individuals makes the service of urban solid waste management challenging, because due to the observance of the dispersion and disposal of urban solid waste in the collectors of deposits, roads and public squares. However, in view of the provisions, street collectors appear to benefit from the situation described. The methodology of the work favored exploratory research and the qualitative method, which allowed, through the interview, to seek the perception of managers and street pickers in relation to the socio- environmental impacts caused by the dispersion and disposal of solid waste in deposit collector, roads and squares public. The study sample consisted of a total of 18 individuals, including eight (8) inspectors assigned to the area of solid waste management and ten (10) street collectors. The analysis of the results show that the solid waste management model used by the Municipal Council of the City of Maputo in general does not observe the issues of selective collection or collection of recyclable materials from the urban sweeping and deposit collectors. After the actions of street pickers are well regarded by several aspects; contribute to urban cleaning, relieve the pressure of solid waste deposit collectors and relieve the volume of storage in the sanitary landfill. In this way, it is recommended that the institution legitimized by the management of urban solid waste design a participatory management model with the inclusion of street collectors to achieve efficiency in its strategic design of solid waste management.