Dinâmica de funcionamento da sociedade comunitária de reciclagem de lixo do Pirambu (SOCRELP) e sua influência na cidade de Fortaleza, Ceará

• Ano de defesa: 2019
• Autor(a) principal: Teixeira, Gustavo Fernandes
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Resíduos sólidos; Reciclagem; Catadores; Associações
• Link de acesso: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/44377

The environment undergoes daily alterations by means of anthropogenic actions. Among these alterations is the activity of improper waste disposal, which leads to the intensification of environmental pollution. This is the scenario in which collectors of recyclable material - wastepickers – work and, through their work, act as environmental agents in a general context of improper waste disposal. The Waste Recycling Community Society of Pirambu (SOCRELP) acts in this scenario, being a wastepickers association located in the city of Fortaleza, in a neighborhood called Jacarecanga. The association was created in 1994 and continues function today contributing to the environmental cleaning and for a greater environmental awareness of the population. The goal of this dissertation is to comprehend the intercourse of the association with the city of Fortaleza and describe how its operating dynamic is developed. For this purpose, the research developed field studies over the period of one year to observe the associates routine, to record them by means of notes in a field journal and by means of pictures, to observe as a participant and with the implementation of interviews and questionnaires among the associated wastepickers. The research allows a comprehension of the work of a wastepickers association in Fortaleza and of the implications of its activities in the working dynamics of solid waste collecting. It was observed that, in SOCRELP, there are predominantly men, adults - mostly over 48 years of age - who earn up to minimum wage. For these individuals, recycling means a source of income, since they find themselves excluded from the formal labor market due to unemployment. The main recyclable materials collected/received are paper and cardboard, and among the neighborhoods where the association collects waste, the Aldeota neighborhood stands out as the largest generator of solid waste.