The reduction in the number of diseases produced directly or indirectly by municipal solid waste depends on an efficient collection and appropriate final disposal. With the information obtained from a questionnaire sent to the Rio Grande do Sul municipalities, divided into seven homogeneous regions, indicators were developed and, by means of non-parametric statistical procedures, eight index were structured (specific indices), which form a general quality control index for solid wastes services. In this paper is presented a summary and an example of the methodology used to create the Impact Index of Solid Waste Management Systems on Public Health (IIRSP), which more directly reflects the solid waste-man-public health relationship.
Solid wastes; indicators; impact index of solid waste management systems on public health (IIRSP)
