Resíduos sólidos de serviço de saúde: um processo em construção

Abstract

There are numerous problems in humanity to be solved, one of them is the misuse and exacerbated handling of solid waste and health care. In view of this imminent need in the process of urbanization, it would be indispensable to search selectively for the development of appropriate locations. The article reveals that humanity, in the course of its development, makes improper use of the handling and disposal of solid waste, and especially of health services. This is the environmental problem of the production and generation of these wastes, with the purpose of showing succinctly the analysis of the Programa de Gerenciamento de Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde (PGRSS), besides conceptualizing, classifying and qualifying such waste, giving an adequate and safe destination to the environment and the population such as: landfill, hazardous waste landfill class I (industrial landfill) and septic tanks. Through the time line, the development over the years of public policies in Brazil, commenting on their failures and improvements so that these laws are not just paperwork but also collected and inspected.