Based on the New Legal Framework for Basic Sanitation, the beginning of August was defined as the deadline for an end to landfills in Brazil. However, there are around 3,000 locations that still use this environmentally inadequate disposal method. Landfills are currently the only viable alternative in our country from both environmental and economic points of view. Brazil produces more than 77 million tons of garbage per year, and of this total, approximately 40% is sent to landfills, in an environmentally inappropriate way, which makes this challenge even greater.
Fabricio Soler comments in an article published by Estúdio Jota “With 3,000 active landfills, Brazil still has difficulties in properly disposing of waste”.
Check out the full article here (available only in portuguese).
