Payment for environmental services as a socio-economic alternative for Amazonas solid waste management
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https://doi.org/10.6008/CBPC2674-6492.2020.002.0002Keywords:
Recycling, Amazonas, Waste pickers, Environmental ServicesAbstract
This study aims to analyze Payments for Environmental Services (PSA) as a socioeconomic alternative for solid waste management in the Amazonas State. Initially, the solid waste panorama in the Amazonas State was analyzed from the perspective of the economy, pointing out social obstacles, especially regarding waste pickers, and finally, the application of PSA. The methodology used was bibliographic and documentary, using scientific articles and government data. The picture of solid urban waste (MSW) in Amazonas is bad, mainly due to the lack of a landfill in the state. Socially, the importance of recyclable waste pickers for the formal system of selective collection and recycling and its technical limitations and social exclusion were addressed. Economically, the situation can be met with Command and Control (C&C) instruments and economic benefits. The PSA has presented itself as a viable alternative to help the management of MSW, and should act mainly on the collectors' cooperatives. It is concluded that the state needs greater investments in this item of basic sanitation, being able to use economic instruments for its viability, however, without excluding the pickers that are fundamental to the success of the system.
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