Environmental Quality of Campina Grande Landfill Based on Technical and Operational Aspects

Abstract

Landfills have become the main environmentally sound form of final disposal of urban solid waste and when properly managed, do not cause harm or risks to public health. The objective of this work was to perform an analysis of the environmental quality of the Landfill in Campina Grande / PB, in order to verify if the landfill meets the technical standards and environmental requirements. In the analysis of the data collected were used, as reference, the standards NBR 8,419 (ABNT, 1992) and NBR 13,896 (ABNT, 1997). From the analyzed data, it was verified, that the landfill presents technical and operational conditions for the employees to work and an operability that makes possible the accomplishment of the activities in a satisfactory and environmentally safe way. Thus, the studied area is appropriate for the waste disposal activity according to NBR 8,419 (ABNT, 1992) and NBR 13,896 (ABNT, 1997). However, improvements are suggested for the internal access routes, since, because they are not paved, it may hinder the passage of trucks that discharge the waste on days of intense rain.