Disaster waste: Characterization and quantification applied to an intense rain event

The amount and complexity of solid waste are intensified with the occurrence natural disasters, compromising response recovery actions, causing unplanned spending, environmental damage, health impacts. proper management disaster requires knowledge its characteristics such as quantity, composition, hazard, by identified stream. This article aims at characterization quantification arisen from an event intense rains, which occurred in 2013, municipalities State Espírito Santo Brazil. For characterization, online survey instrument was developed applied institutions responsible for management. associated a documentary analysis photographic records information obtained government database. Estimation generated carried out selected set using method already south country. It adapted to local later compared surveys municipality. sediments, soil mud, remains vegetation, furniture, wood, discarded scrap main waste. estimated additional generation durable consumer goods around 1,700 tons lower than municipal (7,436.46 t) period. specific low weight considered affected inclusion other residues data city hall records. methods used presented application viability, through adjustments, represented important contribution make cities able face climate change, carrying safe