Actions and policy tools for local governments to achieve integrated sustainable waste management

Valdir Eduardo Olivo; Pedro Domingos Marques Prietto; Eduardo Pavan Korf

doi:10.5327/Z21769478968

Authors

Valdir Eduardo Olivo Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0444-7443
Pedro Domingos Marques Prietto Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6393-8125
Eduardo Pavan Korf Universidade Federal Fronteira Sul (UFFS) - Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-0173

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5327/Z21769478968

Keywords:

public management; sustainability; governance; municipal solid waste.

Abstract

Integrated management of municipal solid waste seeks sustainability under the premises of environmental protection, health promotion, and economic development. In this context, this article proposes actions and policy tools for local governments to improve quality and governance in waste management. A set of 23 actions is proposed based on existing conceptual models and available legislation. The results are presented in three levels as follows: planning of the administrative and operational structure, waste management, and performance evaluation. The results showed that the proposed actions need to be implemented through policy tools, such as municipal legislation, social communication, normative instructions, and technical studies. The applicability of the proposed methodology, which might be replicated in any municipality to increase the efficiency of the waste management system, was positively evaluated in a medium-sized Brazilian city, which presented an overall attendance level of 52%.

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