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Aspectos econômicos e ambientais da reciclagem: um estudo exploratório junto às cooperativas de catadores de materiais recicláveis do estado do Rio de Janeiro [Economic and environmental aspects of recycling: a case of cooperatives of collectors in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro]

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  • Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro

    (CEDEPLAR/UFMG)

  • Lucio Flavio da Silva Freitas

    (UNICAMP)

  • Julia Trindade Alves Carvalho

    (UFBA)

  • João Damásio de Oliveira Filho

    (UFBA)

Abstract

The inadequate disposal of solid waste remains a challenge to public policies for waste management in Brazil. The recycling of waste emerges as an economic measure, socially and environmentally viable to attempt to change this situation. This paper aims to evaluate the economic dimension of recycling solid waste activity. This study was based on the physical volume of recyclable materials from a sample of 33 cooperatives of collectors in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. We apply input-output model to simulate the impacts resulting from recycling activity in the economy of Rio de Janeiro in 2008. The performance of the cooperatives of scavengers led to a resource savings of approximately R$ 34 million to the Rio de Janeiro economy.

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  • Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro & Lucio Flavio da Silva Freitas & Julia Trindade Alves Carvalho & João Damásio de Oliveira Filho, 2014. "Aspectos econômicos e ambientais da reciclagem: um estudo exploratório junto às cooperativas de catadores de materiais recicláveis do estado do Rio de Janeiro [Economic and environmental aspects of re," Nova Economia, Economics Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), vol. 24(1), pages 191-214, January-A.
    • Handle: RePEc:nov:artigo:v:24:y:2014:i:1:p:191-214
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    Keywords

    recycling; inputoutput; Rio de Janeiro; cooperatives of collectors; resources saved;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models

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