URBAN WASTE AS AN ENERGY SOURCE: A SUSTAINABLE PROPOSAL TO REDUCE GHG AND INEQUALITY IN BRAZIL

Abstract

The present article has as its object of research the examination of the efficiency of (electric) energy generation through the application of urban waste in Brazilian society. The objective of the investigation is to certify that the application of public and private policies for the correct disposal of waste will bring as an explicit repercussion clean energy sources and, as a result, will cooperate to reduce GHGs and mitigate social contrasts, especially in Brazil. The research aims to answer the following problem: "How to dispose of solid waste without damaging the environment and build sustainable development and citizenship?". We work with theoretical-empirical research under the deductive method. The bibliographic survey is based on authors with emphasis on the modeling of the State with public policy solution, as well as interviews, in order to establish a reflective dialogue between the theory and the object of investigation. The research analyzes scientific studies and graphs that correlate poverty in the Brazilian state with lack of access to energy and the pollution caused due to irregular garbage disposal. As a result, a position presented as a solution to the problem of basic sanitation in the neediest regions is achieved.