PERCEPTION OF TRANSPORT AREA SUPPLIERS REGARDING THE APPARENT DENSITY OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WASTE

Abstract

Considering the potential environmental impacts, the solid waste transport activity demands effective control and traceability. One of the ways to make this control possible is the use of documents that record characteristics associated with transport. The MTR-SINIR platform, which has been mandatory since the beginning of 2021, requires its users to be aware of the characteristics of the waste generated, such as apparent density. The objective of this work was to investigate the perception of suppliers in the area of solid waste transport regarding the apparent density of construction industry waste. Through semi-structured interviews, data on the apparent density of ten types of construction industry waste were collected and compared to the literature. The results of the investigation showed that the perception of employees of transport companies regarding the apparent density of waste diverges, in general, from the values identified in the literature. It is concluded that the sector lacks standardization and control in the quantification of waste, which will only be possible through training of sector employees, intensification and implementation of weighing systems, consolidation of technical-scientific information and improvement of the management process of generated waste.