Abstract:
The research, of the field research type, seeks to understand the roots of the ineffectiveness of
the national solid waste policy law in the city of Serrinha and how this reality can be minimized
and transformed into a scenario of respect and applicability. For this purpose, public and private
documents on the solid waste conjuncture in the city, the legislation in force, direct observation,
and the available bibliography on the theme were studied. The research revealed the inertia of
the public power and the population, in an aspect of shared responsibility, about the
ineffectiveness of the law analyzed in the city. The study revealed, therefore, that the
implementation of a sanitary landfill in Serrinha, although currently considered an end-of-pipe
solution, is still feasible given the existence of a garbage dump in the municipality. It was
verified the absence of a public consortium integrating the city, the negligence in the inclusion
of the waste collectors, as well as the authorities' abstention in the elaboration of a municipal
plan of integrated management of solid waste within the legal term, which may incur in revenue
waiver. Finally, the participation of private initiative in the application of the law was verified.
The roots of the ineffectiveness of the national solid waste policy were intrinsically linked to
the capitalist life model and the thesis of nature as a subject of law was defended as one of the
solutions for a greater applicability of this legislation. The environmental education of adults
and children was highlighted as an important element in the law's effectiveness.
