Environmental impacts integrated assessment of Usina Verde (COPPE/UFRJ)

Abstract

The collection and disposal of solid waste is increasingly worrying public opinion and municipal administrations. Some measures have been carried out and shows good preliminary results. One such example is USINA VERDE, which receives 30 tons of solid waste daily. The waste is segregated according to the possibility of reuse or recycling and the rest is incinerated, generating energy and by-products. However, even presenting a set of environmental benefits, the facility needs to be the target of environmental impact assessments on a constant basis. The objective of this article is to evaluate the main expected impacts in the various phases of the project, namely those of implementation and operation of USINA VERDE, through matrix support and mathematical modeling of them. The proposed methodology shows that the facility is environmentally viable, provided that programs to mitigate its impacts are implemented.