The municipal solid waste and the quality of life of collectors of recyclable materials in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais.
The generation growing and diversified of Municipal Solid Waste is configured as an environmental problem, economic and social deterioration, especially, by application of inappropriate management of them. Faced with this urban context, the research in development presents as specific objective assessment of the quality of life of the gatherers of recyclable materials were active in the city of Juiz de Fora, in the brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In addition, the objective is, still, the recognition of the activity of sorting performed by "scavengers" in order to maximize the reduction, reuse and recycling energy and material waste daily. The proposed methodology is based on the application of the questionnaire Word Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-100), prepared by the World Health Organization, in order to value the quality of life of the gatherers of recyclable materials, involved, even in educational workshops in order to discuss and organize strategies of health care and scouting to the basement to public policies.
Built Environment (ProAC)of Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. pimenta_aline@yahoo.com.br
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de Barros Pimenta
Sueli Maria dos Reis
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Santos
Maria Cristina Pinto
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de Jesus
Marcos Mantins
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Borges
Geraldo Luciano
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de Oliveira Marques
E José Gustavo Francis
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Abdalla
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D002947:Cities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012929:Psychological Distance; D011788:Quality of Life; D059027:Recycling; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014866:Waste Products; D055815:Young Adult
D014866:Waste Products