@Article{NascimentoSoFeYeAnOm:2019:ImCh,
               author = "Nascimento, Victor Fernandes and Sobral, Anahi Chimini and Fehr, 
                         Manfred and Yesiller, Nazli and Andrade Neto, Pedro Ribeiro de and 
                         Ometto, Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud",
          affiliation = "{Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade Federal 
                         de Uberl{\^a}ndia (UFU)} and {Global Waste Research Institute 
                         (GWRI)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and 
                         {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Municipal solid waste disposal in Brazil: Improvements and 
                         challenges",
              journal = "International Journal of Environment and Waste Management",
                 year = "2019",
               volume = "23",
               number = "3",
                pages = "300--318",
             keywords = "municipal solid waste generation, municipal solid waste 
                         management, MSWM, landfill, open dumps, environmental impact, 
                         Brazil.",
             abstract = "The proper disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a global 
                         challenge, mainly in developing countries. The objective of this 
                         paper is to review recent improvements and remaining challenges of 
                         municipal solid waste disposal (MSWD) in Brazil focusing on the 
                         environmental impacts caused by inappropriate disposal of MSW. 
                         Before the implementation of the Brazilian Solid Waste Policy 
                         (BSWP), in 2008, 72.3% of all municipalities in Brazil disposed of 
                         their MSW in open dumps and uncontrolled landfills. In 2015, after 
                         the deadline given by the BSWP to close all open dumps and 
                         uncontrolled landfills had expired, 60% of all Brazilian 
                         municipalities still dispose their MSW improperly. Therefore, 
                         while progress occurred in the management practices for MSWD in 
                         Brazil, the improvements have not occurred as fast as expected by 
                         the BSWP and several shortcomings remain, which cause significant 
                         environmental impacts.",
                  doi = "10.1504/IJEWM.2019.099007",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEWM.2019.099007",
                 issn = "1478-9876",
             language = "en",
        urlaccessdate = "30 abr. 2024"
}