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- Title
POLÍTICA NACIONAL DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE O DESCARTE DE MEDICAMENTOS E A RESPONSABILIDADE COMPARTILHADA NA CIDADE DE BELÉM, PARÁ, BRASIL.
- Authors
Neves Ferreira, Fernanda; Campos Ribeiro, Hebe Morganne; Santos Beltrão, Norma Ely; Nascimento Pontes, Altem
- Abstract
This research studied the effectiveness of the shared responsibility established in the National Solid Waste Policy (NSWP) in one of the capitals of Brazil with a focus on expired or unused medications, aiming at minimizing the environmental impacts resulting from the irregular disposal of this type of waste. National and international researches in the last decade show that there is environmental degradation due to inappropriate disposal of medicines. In this sense, it described the operation of shared responsibility and other laws that promote environmental protection by requiring health waste management. And, through descriptive statistics of the data obtained by the questionnaires applied to 56 university students, the positioning of some citizens of Belém-PA on the subject was identified. As results obtained, it was verified that the shared responsibility in Belém-PA is not yet effective. The local government is initiating the implementation of a selective collection of this particular waste. In addition, the research population demonstrated the need for investment in awareness programs on the subject.
- Subjects
BELEM (Brazil); BRAZIL; DRUG disposal; ENVIRONMENTAL degradation; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; WASTE management; LEGAL liability; SOLID waste
- Publication
Direito da Cidade, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 4, p2988
- ISSN
1809-6077
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12957/rdc.2018.30262