Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, H: Environment & Earth Science, Volume 21 Issue 6

The environmental work they perform adds a lot to the return of materials to the recycling process, generating energy and raw materials savings, all aiming the prevention of material return to local dump grounds and landfills (CARENZO; MÍGUEZ, 2010). Recognition on the reusable and recyclable solid waste matter is essential for the waste collectors. It is an economic asset that has social value. Such materials are income sources that help the reusable and recyclable waste collectors, as they are part of the shared actions chain for the lifecycle of goods (IPEA, 2013). The inclusion of recycled material collectors in the solid waste management process in local towns, makes it possible for the implementation and selective collect, joined by the cooperative institutions and also individual citizens with low income. Whereas the exclusion of the recycled material collectors is defined as a great problem, for it shadows the visibility of this important social segment (LIMA, 2018). On the other hand, it is known that material collectors, as a whole, are inserted in this process in order to get work, however, they are often removed from it due to the poor working conditions they are subjected to. That way, mostly often, the collectors are placed in a side economy position, which in turn, is usually determined by the poor working conditions it offers. A social imbalance is seen because of the frequent waste build-up, because on one side an individual will dispose waste because one consumes it, and on the other side one will only consume it because the individual collects the waste for their own survival. That is seen because of the consumption disorder, which means, this disorder excludes people, according to the capitalism rationale (MENDES, 2014). That way, money goes around in society in several ways, from coins all the way up to credit cards, making the capacity of coming up with goods today very high, that reality being one of financial intelligence ways to sell goods, and that will generate more waste (SANTOS, 2008). In general, the waste fetched by the collectors, is able to grant them as little as pennies. This is a reality of many Brazilians that live off of collecting recyclable materials, making a living of what the general public discards. In the eyes of the government, collectors bring benefits, since they help keep cities clean, decrease the volume of waste at local dump grounds, they are a cheaper labour, they also help prevent floods and pollution caused by the accumulation of trash, but such incentives are still not compatible with the appreciation the waste collectors' work should have (MENDES, 2014). Collectors, in general, are placed at the margin of society, and as they face the need to find work, they see on the waste opportunity, a possibility for a faster income. That generally forces them, to work for someone who will provide them with a waste kart and will pay them pennies for all the waste collected around town (GONÇALVES, 2006). However, there are those who benefit from these workers' hard labour, especially factories and manufacturers, for it is not necessary to establish any work relationship ties with the collectors, since the hiring process is made through intermediate agents. Therefore, the waste collectors have little economic perspective, since they have a very low power of negotiation with the intermediate agents (GONÇALVES, 2006). In addition, when there is an increase of price paid by the industry, which more often than not, is not extended and paid in full to the collectors, whereas when prices go down, collectors get the full impact. When the distance between the scraper and the buyer is longer, material pricing often gets lower, and as a result, cost is deducted from the earnings collectors make (MENDES, 2014). Industries take advantage of the waste collectors who undergo the aforementioned conditions to obtain the means for their families and their own survival. Institutions play a major role in this scenario, when the waste collectors look for organizations, institutions or cooperative organizations, they can provide a better work and living condition to those individual collectors who, being unemployed, lacking an academic degree, having no professional records are therefore, not considered in the labour market (GONÇALVES, 2006). The inclusion of waste collectors in those institutions, associations or cooperative associations, and therefore into the labour market, assure to a certain extent, their social well-being. In this scenario, the enactment 7.405/10 establishes the For Collectors Program, that supports the waste collectors, provides them with a better working condition, in addition to a social and economic reality a lot closer to a steadier life. V. P rogram for- C ollectors The For-Collectors Program was established by the Federal Enactment 7.404/2010, having its main goal on legally implement the National Policy for Solid Waste, along with Enactment 7.405/2010 that established the For-Collectors Program aiming to unite Federal Government's actions directed to the collectors of recycled and reusable material. It was redirected to the support and aid of the collectors production chain organization (BENSEN, 2012). Aiming to improve the recycling and waste collectors working conditions; expand the opportunities for social and economic inclusion; and enable the expansion on the selective collect of solid waste, reusables and recycled materials made possible by the action of this labour segment. Execution and tracking of A Sustainable Territorial Challenge: The Irreversible Impressions on Waste and Residue Management from Functional Community Workshops © 2021 Global Journals 1 Global Journal of Science Frontier Research Volume XXI Issue VI Year 2021 28 ( H ) Version I