A tool for the evaluation of Municipal Solid Waste Management

Authors

  • Ana Beatriz Suquisaqui Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
  • Katia Sakihama Ventura Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil

Keywords:

Indicator, Evaluation tools, Public service, Environmental management

Abstract

The Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) is a great challenge for public managers especially because they need to comply with the initiatives recommended by the National Solid Waste Policy (NSWP) – Federal Law 12,305/2010, which is considered the regulatory framework for the sector in Brazil. The use of instruments to evaluate the MSWM is extremely helpful to identify its gaps and define actions to improve the system. This paper aims to structure a conceptual model for MSWM evaluation, which involves five initiatives (sanitary landfill, composting, selective collection, public consortium, and reverse logistics) and has a total of fifty qualitative indicators. The study followed four methodological stages: the selection of indicators, evaluation by experts, data consistency analysis, and elaboration of the tool. The use of several research methods has led, among other results, to the conceptual model of the SAGReS tool, which structures a dashboard with the relevant indicators for public managers. This study allows us to control the actions that may subsequently assist the decision-making of public administration regarding urban cleaning services and solid waste management.

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Author Biographies

Ana Beatriz Suquisaqui, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil

She has a degree in Environmental Management and Analysis, a Master in Urban Engineering, and is a researcher in the Postgraduate Program in Science and Materials Engineering at the Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil. She studies indicators, urban sustainability and solid waste management, public consortia, and management tools.

Katia Sakihama Ventura, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil

She is a Civil Engineer and Doctor in Hydraulics and Sanitation. She is an Associate Professor at the Civil Engineering Department and the Postgraduate Program in Urban Engineering, both at the Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil. She studies solid waste management, public consortia, water safety planning, indicators and evaluation methods, and urban environmental systems.

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Published

2020-07-20

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 20 (2020): V!20 Question of Method

Section

Ágora