This work presents a comparison between conventional solid waste collection, also known as door to-door collection which is used by most of the Brazilian s municipalities and the Mandatory Drop-Off Waste Collection At ...

A new lifestyle, with changes in the consumption patterns and generation of residues, is imposed for humanity in Brazil, the growth of the cities and, at the same time, the increase in the consumption of industrialized ...

Special solid waste has been observed at Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), campus of São Carlos, and the types of waste have been classified under the following categories: dry recyclable waste (DRW), construction ...

The amount of waste generated by human activities associated with the decrease of appropriate final disposal sites have been presented as one of the great challenges to be faced by local administrations as well as by waste ...

The developed research focuse an analysis of the concepts that permeate the creation of the Rate of Urban Solid Residues. It detached the basic notions that permeate this theme, from the sustentability concept, as well as ...

Lasting for 150 years of development and still playing the role of irretrievable, the tire, when turned into solid waste, becomes environmental concern. In Brazil, due to the considerable amount generated and the long-life ...

The majority of the Brazilian universities don t have systematic waste minimization program, especially for chemical laboratory wastes. However, the industries, due to legal responsibilities, economical factors and in order ...

The present study has as an overall goal the systematization of data on physical and biological mean aspects (vegetation, geology, hydrography, climate and topography) of the city of Praia Grande/SP, focusing on slum-occupied ...