Solid Waste and Urban Agriculture

Community Garden at an Ecopoint in Palmas, Tocantins

Abstract

In the past, public management tended to define both the handling of solid waste and urban agriculture as problems because they were perceived as nuisances and sources of health risks. Currently, the potential benefits of these initiatives receive more attention from city halls, with the development of safe public policies. The research examines new possibilities for urban agriculture, as it focuses on proposing population engagement in parallel solid waste management. Urban agriculture can be easily practiced and encouraged in the central areas of cities, which in addition to food production, is capable of providing aesthetic and environmental improvements to the neighborhoods where it is located, in addition to being a means of environmental education in relation to waste recycling solids. The general objective of this work is to develop a landscaping project for a recycling bin in Palmas, Tocantins. The Ecopoints will offer places for the appropriate disposal of solid waste, located in different parts of the city. The innovation of the Ecopoints Community Gardens is in the form of offering the community playful and attractive conditions for receiving and raising awareness aimed at changing habits, a more sustainable approach and with fewer greenhouse gas emissions.