TY - JOUR AU - Godecke, Marcos Vinicius AU - Naime, Roberto Harb AU - Figueiredo, João Alcione Sganderla PY - 2013/01/09 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - O CONSUMISMO E A GERAÇÃO DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS NO BRASIL JF - Revista Eletrônica em Gestão, Educação e Tecnologia Ambiental JA - REGET VL - 8 IS - 8 SE - ARTICLES DO - 10.5902/223611706380 UR - https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reget/article/view/6380 SP - 1700-1712 AB - <p><span style="font-size: 10px;">http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/223611706380</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px;">Using bibliographic and documentary research, this article investigates one of the predominantcultural characteristics in contemporary societies, the pursuit of satisfaction through the excessiveconsumption of goods and the environmental consequences associated in the generation of solidwaste. Contextualizes the current situation and the policy instruments applicable to minimizingthe waste generation in Brazil. The study concludes that improvements are possible with thecombination of policy instruments: command and control, economic and the communication,since the municipal waste management is perceived in a systemic and holistic form.</span></p> ER -