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The challenge of solid waste collection in precarious settlements in São Paulo, Brazil
Veronica Rosaria Polzer1, Maria Augusta Justi Pisani2
1Mackenzie University, Water Resources Engineering Division, Lund University, Lund, Skåne, Sweden.Ph.D,Student of Mackenzie University, Architecture and Urbanism Department, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.Scholarship from CAPES Foundation - Process.
2Mackenzie University, Mackenzie University, Architecture and Urbanism Department, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Article ID: 100001W01VP2015
doi:10.5348/C01-2015-1-RA-1

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Water Resources Engineering Division
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Polzer VR, Pisani MAJ. The challenge of solid waste collection in precarious settlements in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Edorium J Waste Manag 2015;1:1–9.


Abstract
This article aims to analyze the problems and possible solutions to the implementation of a basic sanitation infrastructure, especially the solid waste collection in poor class occupations in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The manner in which the urban accesses are structured in the Favela of Heliopolis, with dimensions and configuration insufficient, do not allow access to motorized vehicles, leading to unconventional solutions in legally urbanized areas of the city. The collection of the waste is adapted to existing conditions. Local workers collect waste door to door and transfer the material to a large container accessible to trucks. The method used for this study considers the literature survey, obtaining primary data from the Municipality of São Paulo and field surveys. The results provide technical and practical information that will help other needy communities with the processes of implementation of a solid waste management plan, covering the activities of collecting recyclables, organic waste, sorting and proper disposal of materials for reusing, recycling, composting and recovering energy. The recommendation of this study is that only the refuse should be destined to final disposal of landfills.

Keywords: Solid waste management, municipal solid waste, urban sustainability, basic sanitation

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Author Contributions
Veronica Rosaria Polzer – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Maria Augusta Justi Pisani – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
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About The Authors

Veronica Polzer is Architect and Urbanist, and PhD student of Mackenzie University, in Architecture and Urbanism Department, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. She is developing part of her research at Lund University, in Water Resources Engineering Division, Lund, Skåne, Sweden. Scholarship from CAPES Foundation Process: 5550-14-9. Since college, she has been involved in subjects related to public policies, especially solid waste issue. Her master's dissertation was about MSW management in São Paulo and Vancouver. She has continued the research in MSW in her doctorate, focusing on a model for Brazilian cities based on European cases.



Maria Augusta Justi Pisani is Architect (1979), has degree in Civil Engineering (1983), is specialist in Cultural Heritage (1981) and Restauration Work (1982) for FAUUSP. She holds degrees in Civil Urban Engineering from USP (MSc (1991) and PhD (1998)). She is on the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at Mackenzie University and teaches undergraduate and graduate school. She has been or is advisor to 130 undergraduate students and 15 postgraduate students (masters and doctors). She has published 25 articles in journals and 78 in conferences. Her research interests include Architecture and Urbanism Design (sustainability, risky sites, Brazilian social housing)