Contribution of Recycling of Municipal Solid Waste to the Social Inclusion in Brazil

Table 3

Diagnosis of the solid waste from Brazil.

Description	Brazil
Total collected solid waste (t/month)	7,786,410.0
Fraction of recyclables contained in the collected mix (%)	31.3
Rejected material (%)	21.7
Mass of useful collected recyclables (t/month)	73,335.8
Financial gains from selling the recyclables (R$)*	44,001,480
Number of socially included waste collectors**	70,742
Recycling potential of solid waste
Estimated potential of collected recyclables; (t/month)	2,437,146.33
Financial gains due to selling the potentially; available useful recyclables (R$)*	1,462,287,800
Maximum number of socially included; waste collectors	2,350,945
Maximum number of equivalent Family; Grant**	7,311,439

∗Calculated based on the price of R$ 600.00.
∗∗Financial value of the Family Grant is R$ 200.