SOCIAL INCLUSION OF CATCHERS

AN ANALYSIS OF THE MUNICIPAL PLAN FOR INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TERESINA-PI IN THE LIGHT OF THE NATIONAL SOLID WASTE POLICY

Abstract

Law nº. 12,305/2010, consolidated as the National Policy on Solid Waste (PNRS) provides that the s collectors dev to m insertion be gone in the transition process of landfills municipal sanitary landfill. In this sense, in order to meet the requirements of the PNRS, the municipalities had to prepare their Municipal Plans for Integrated Solid Waste Management and promote the effectiveness of the guidelines provided for by law. The present article had as objective to analyze the Municipal Plan for Solid Waste Integrated Management (PMGIRS) of Teresina-PI as the social inclusion of waste pickers in the light of Solid PNRS. The methodology used was a descriptive and interpretive with qualitative analysis. The data were collected from documentary and field research. The documentary analysis aimed to observe the legal specificities of the occupation of the collectors and the fundamental rights inherent to them. The field research carried out with 90 waste pickers in the city of Teresina-PI, revealed that 68.57% are female, the scavengers have been working for 5 to 30 years, and lack of knowledge has been demonstrated. forms of association and / or work cooperatives. Regarding the registration with public agencies of the Teresina city hall, only 45.71% of the collectors who work in the controlled landfill have their data registered, more than 50% are non-existent for public bodies. Based on the results, it was possible to conclude that the inclusion of waste pickers is an action that should be promoted by municipal public bodies, however it has not been occurring as required by law, demonstrating the ineffectiveness of the PNRS with regard to the social inclusion of waste pickers in the city of Teresina -PI.