A RELAÇÃO DE LIMPEZA URBANA E QUALIDADE AMBIENTAL: UM ESTUDO SOBRE AS CONDIÇÕES DE LIMPEZA URBANA NO BAIRRO NOVA ITUIUTABA I, NA CIDADE DE ITUIUTABA/MG

Abstract

The urban cleaning service is essential to guarantee the population minimum health
conditions and assists in the maintenance of environmental quality. However, even
considering its importance, the discussion about urban cleaning is still very recent,
especially when it is related to the debate on environmental quality. Therefore, the objective
of this article is to present the urban cleaning as an indicator of environmental quality, based
on the evaluation of the urban cleaning conditions in the Nova Ituiutaba I neighborhood,
located in the city of Ituiutaba/MG, constituted by residences of the “Programa Minha Casa
Minha Vida”(PMCMV). For the preparation of this work, the following methodological
procedures were adopted: i) Bibliographical survey; ii) Preliminary field visit for the
elaboration of the observation route and the systematization of the order of the streets to be
covered; iii) Elaboration of observation itinerary; iv) Monitoring of the study area; v)
Systematization of the data and analysis of the results obtained. The results were organized
in tables and tables and present a wide variety of waste types discarded. From the
observations made in the monitoring, it was noted the precariousness of the urban cleaning
service and the existing environmental and health risks due to the inadequate waste
disposal.