GRAVIMETRIC COMPOSITION OF SOLID WASTE GENERATED IN UTFPR CAMPUS FRANCISCO BELTRÃO: TOOL TO IMPROVE CAMPUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The inadequate management and disposal of solid waste can cause significant socioeconomic, environmental and public health impacts. In Brazil, law n. 12.305 was approved in 2010, which instituted the National Solid Waste Policy (NSWP), which provides for guidelines on the correct management of urban solid waste. In this sense, knowing the characteristics of the waste generated is presented as tool to expand management-oriented actions in certain locations. Therefore, this study focused on quantification and gravimetric characterization of solid waste generated at UTFPR-FB. For this purpose, weights and volumes of waste classified as Class II (non-hazardous) were determined according to NBR 10004/2004, generated in an academic week in October 2019, totaling 327.3 kg and 3.712 m³. It was observed that the predominance of generation, by weight, was organic waste (173.5 kg), with 53% of the total generated by the campus, the waste represented 13.8% and the recyclable 17%. Thus, it is understood that awareness-raising actions with the academic community need to be reinforced to improve segregation at the source, reducing the volume of waste sent to the landfill, and which could be recycled. The improper disposal of recyclable materials causes environmental and economic damage, therefore, continuous actions of environmental education in the academic community at UTFPR-FB are essential for the constant improvement of the solid waste management process.