A questão dos residuos sólidos domiciliares, no Bairro Santo André, em Santarém, Pará, Brasil

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to investigate the issue of household solid waste in the neighborhood of Santo André, in the municipality of Santarém (PA). The method was based on the Case Study, aided by the quanti / qualitative approach. The instruments were subjective questionnaires containing 06 (six) questions applied to a target audience of 25 (twenty five) participants. The technique used to analyze data collected in the field was based on Travassos (2004). The main result. were: a) residents' knowledge about SR, with a percentage of 52% is all that is produced; to 24%, everything that is discarded in the day to day, and only 24% did not know to answer; b) the treatment for RS in the residences appears with 12%, that they deposit in suitable places, 80% separate and send to selective collection and 8% use the practice of the Turing; c) on the reduction of consumerism of RS, to 90% of the residents stated that they reduce consumerism and only 10% did not attend the inquiry; among others. It is hoped that the work may serve as an aid in the construction of the public policies of the municipal government on residential households, as well as the scientific community, those interested in the object of study.