Qualidade do descarte de resíduo eletrônico: uma análise e perspectivas para a cidade de Maceió-AL

Abstract

The use of technology used in process automation implies an increase in the use of electronic devices, with the object resulting from disposal – Electronic Waste (WEEE). This work aims to propose an analysis of the panorama of electronic waste collection in Maceió and its challenges, based on disposal parameters and perspectives for improvements. Therefore, the study of sustainable alternatives is of fundamental importance in today’s society, in the context of the excessive increase in damage to health arising from contaminating materials discarded in inappropriate places. A study prepared by Green Eletron (2021) shows that there is a difficulty for the population to find out about electronic waste and resistance to disposing of it, as the distance to the Voluntary Delivery Point (VDP) increases. The values of WEEE generated from smartphones and computers per inhabitant in each neighborhood of the city of Maceió will be estimated from the method proposed by Araújo et al. (2012). In addition, the results were arranged in distribution maps by type of equipment. The answers obtained for the city of Maceió are relatively significant as they consider data on the population and its distribution over the city’s urban territory. However, aiming at greater efficiency and verisimilitude, new methodologies should incorporate social and economic data and even more specific data on the areas of study such as the production and consumption of equipment by region.