Slum areas in the way they present themselves result in human, social, and environment degradation. Each slum area demands its own and proper solution, but for each and every one slum area by itself the solution has to be a global one. Refuse is one of the problems which results in social, economical, sanitary and physical environment problems. The solution of the refuse problems has to be inserted in a general solution, but admit a tentative step-by-step solution. The authors analyse solutions which have been tryed by several agencies in Rio de Janeiro and finaly propose one more reliable tentative low cost solution, with the use of small refuse colection cans located in special joining points not far from the refuse production points. With special designed hand cars, the full cans are to be transported to assembly points where normal refuse collecting trucks may handle them.
