Brazil celebrates on Tuesday (August 2) the first anniversary of the National Policy on Solid Waste (PNRS). The PNRS has established a set of rules to be followed in the management of solid waste in the country.
Reusable and recyclable waste have great economic value, according to a study commissioned by the Ministry of Environment (MMA) for the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA). According to the study, the country loses about R$ 8 billion per year when it ceases to recycle the waste that could have another purpose, but is sent to landfills and garbage dumps.
By August 3, 2014, Brazil will be free from open dumps, in almost all municipalities. This is what determines one of the articles of the PNRS, regulated by Presidential Decree on December 23, 2010. It also forbids, from 2014 on, to put into landfills any waste that can be recycled or reused.
Click here to learn about the National Policy on Solid Waste.
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