Stakeholder views of source separation collection programme in East Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Paschoalin, JA (Author) Other; Ghermandi, A (Author) Other; Guerner Dias, AJ (Author) FCUP; da Luz, EG (Author) Other; Cortese, TTP (Author) Other

Journal

The Journal is awaiting validation by the Administrative Services.

Title: WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH

Vol. 39

Pages: 93-100

ISSN: 0734-242X

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Authenticus ID: P-00T-2ZW

DOI: 10.1177/0734242x20972774

Abstract (EN): The investigation of the views of the stakeholders involved in the municipal solid waste separate collection programme (CP) performed in the East Zone of the city of Sao Paulo is presented in this paper. Aiming to obtain the necessary information to be analysed, interviews with the manager of the Municipal Urban Cleaning Authority (MUCA) of the city, with leaders of recycling worker cooperatives (WCs), and citizens were performed using semi-structured questionnaires. The analysis was performed using the software "IRAMUTEQ". The results show that, in the view of the manager of the MUCA of the city and the WCs' leaders, the low adhesion of the population to the separate CP is the greatest obstacle to a further expansion of the existing programme. At the same time, the citizens have blamed the low diffusion made by the municipality about the separate CP in the East Zone of Sao Paulo. Thus, it can be concluded that the separate CP available in the East Zone of Sao Paulo is still flawed; since neither the public power, the WCs, nor the population are satisfied and point out several flaws. This situation highlights the need to establish better venues for discussion between the population, WCs, and the municipality to jointly design a separate collection system with a more participatory approach.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8