Transparency of inter-municipal solid waste consortia and the promotion of social management

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https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v16.5826

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Waste management requires substantial investment, necessitating the formation of inter-municipal consortia to provide this service. Studies on the subject have primarily focused on economies of scale and the political aspects of such cooperation. Therefore, this study addresses the transparency of public consortia, aiming to evaluate transparency conditions and social oversight in the North and Southeast regions. Given that these regions represent, respectively, the largest and smallest in Brazil in economic terms, comparing their data was deemed pertinent. After consulting the National Confederation of Municipalities website to identify registered consortia, the researchers examined the consortia's own websites for information regarding location, contact details, organizational structure, operations, and management. The results reveal disparities in transparency levels across all analyzed categories.

Keywords: public consortia; solid waste; social management; co-operative federalism; intergovernmental co-operation.

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  • Doris Terezinha Pinto Cordeiro de Miranda Coutinho, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

    Doutoranda em Desenvolvimento Regional. Universidade Federal do Tocantins. Palmas. Tocantins. Brasil. 

  • Jorge Mendes, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

    Graduated in Agronomy from the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB). Master in Rural Development from the Postgraduate Program in Rural Development (PGDR) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor at Amílcar Cabral University (UAC). PhD student in Regional Development from the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development (PPGD) of the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT).

  • Cristiane Dias da Silva, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

    PhD student in the Postgraduate Program in Regional Development at the Federal University of Tocantins PGDR- UFT. Master's degree from the Postgraduate Program in Culture and Territory Studies at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins - PPGCULT - UFT. Undergraduate in Geography from IBRA - Instituto Brasil de Ensino College, She was a Guest Professor at the Federal University of Tocantins, Cooperative Management Board, Graduated in the Technology Course in Cooperative Management from the Federal University of Tocantins 2015. Specialized in Accounting, Controllership and Finance from ITOP - 2016, Specialized in Teaching in Higher Education from FAIARA - 2017, worked at the General Comptroller's Office of the Municipality of Araguaína, I was Director of Environmental Management, at the Municipal Environmental Foundation of Palmas, developing activities related to environmental preservation and putting into practice the Environmental policy from January 2015 to February 2016. I was president of the Probos Pioneiros Academic Center - Cooperative Management at the Federal University of Tocantins - UFT. I have experience in the area of ​​Public Administration, with an emphasis on Cooperative Management, working mainly on the following theme: Gender, Environmental Management, Cooperative Management, Teaching, Administration and Internal Control.

  • Mariana Ribeiro de Matos, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

    She is pursuing a PhD in the Postgraduate Program at the Federal University of Tocantins. She is a professor in the Higher Education Course in Logistics Technology at the Federal University of Northern Tocantins. She was an Advisor to the Office of the Rector of UFNT. She has a Master's Degree in Cultural and Territorial Studies from the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT). She is a Specialist in Business Management from UFT. She has a degree in Economics from the State University of Goiás (2006). She worked in a banking institution from 2007 to 2014. She also worked as an administrative technician at the Federal University of Tocantins Foundation. She has experience in the following areas: Financial Management, Credit, Economics, Investments, Quality Management System, and Business Account Management.

  • Airton Cardoso Cançado , Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)

    Professor in the Regional Development Program. At the Federal University of Tocantins. Palmas. Tocantins. Brazil

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2026-08-06

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COUTINHO, Doris Terezinha Pinto Cordeiro de Miranda; MENDES, Jorge; SILVA, Cristiane Dias da; MATOS, Mariana Ribeiro de; CANÇADO , Airton Cardoso. Transparency of inter-municipal solid waste consortia and the promotion of social management. DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional em debate, [S. l.], v. 16, p. 259–276, 2026. DOI: 10.24302/drd.v16.5826. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.unc.br/index.php/drd/article/view/5826. Acesso em: 8 aug. 2026.

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