Análise econômica e ambiental dos resíduos dos serviços de saúde (RSS) no município de Santana do Ipanema - AL

Abstract

Waste health, which highlight the hospital and PSFs, technically named waste, has excelled on the world stage and place as a result of the whole process that involves, from generation to final disposal. Among them stand out in this study the Health Services Waste (RSS), especially those generated in Santana do Ipanema - AL. It is evidenced the management of waste, its costs and benefits and the risks associated with both occupational and environmental. In addition, an aggravating factor in this context is related to the situation of collectors of recyclable materials from municipal garbage dump, that pan survival amid the waste, animals and disease vectors, in the purest precariousness, as a representation of actors excluded before the capitalist society current. Still will be addressed as the main focus, the environmental impacts of inadequacy in waste management, focusing on soil, water, air, public health and social and economic terms, especially those marginalized by activities that are not socially recognized. Mismanagement of waste, coupled with the absence of public policies has generated enormous environmental damage around the world, causing the degradation of the environment in an increasingly fast pace.