Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: One of the problems that most attractattention in theHumaitá town(in Amazonas, Brazil)is the way in which solid waste disposal occurs in companies. Knowing that this subject is widely discussed in the environmental discussion agendas and considering that, so far, there are no data on thissubject, the present article turns to the correct handling and the attention that the businessmen and employees have in relation to the waste disposal, to assimilate a notion of importance for the products produced by the companies. Noting that thefocus of this research is to obtain data that confirm whether or not this concern exists,andifitsexists because is not put into practice.Although the government does not provide the necessary support to carry out the recycling of waste, it has the obligation to educate the populationabout the 3Rspolicy -Reduce, Reuse and Recycle; which would be a viable option for such waste not to be disposed of incorrectly
Institution: Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2902016802