Table 2.
Environmental and economic impacts caused by the suspension of recycling programs in Brazilian cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| City-state code | Sale price (US$) | Not Saved electric power (MWh) | Not Saved potable water (m3) | Not Saved trees | Not Saved oil (barrel) | Not Saved ore (t) | Not Saved sand (t) | Volume in landfill (m3) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | Manaus-AM | 119,202 | 3544 | 27,827 | 4716 | 2708 | 135.6 | 0.0 | 2386 |
| Palmas-TO | 4600 | 142.3 | 1011 | 170.7 | 100.5 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 107.6 | |
| Northeastern | João Pessoa-PB | 127,835 | 3956 | 28,109 | 4743 | 2794 | 168.7 | 110.2 | 2990 |
| Maceió-AL | 12,678 | 427.8 | 4037 | 687.5 | 291.2 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 329.7 | |
| Salvador-BA | 73,128 | 2263 | 16,080 | 2713 | 1598 | 96.5 | 63.1 | 1710 | |
| São Luís-MA | 11,767 | 389.1 | 2639 | 445.9 | 251.0 | 14.4 | 29.7 | 362.3 | |
| Teresina-PI | 4925 | 192.7 | 1927 | 330.3 | 113.8 | 2.7 | 22.2 | 207.9 | |
| Center-Western | Brasília-DF | 193,020 | 5579 | 43,030 | 7334 | 4496 | 138.1 | 88.0 | 4323 |
| Campo Grande-MS | 24,458 | 711.4 | 6348 | 1088 | 593.0 | 10.2 | 8.2 | 554.2 | |
| Cuiabá-MT | 24,546 | 811.6 | 10,664 | 1838 | 650.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 580.9 | |
| Southeastern | Belo Horizonte-MG | 45,589 | 1411 | 10,024 | 1691 | 996.3 | 60.1 | 39.3 | 1066 |
| Campinasa-SP | 32,232 | 997.5 | 7087 | 1196 | 704.4 | 42.5 | 27.8 | 753.9 | |
| Guarulhosa-SP | 50,529 | 1559 | 11,056 | 1863 | 1101 | 69.9 | 35.3 | 1141 | |
| Southern | Florianópolis-SC | 56,562 | 2091 | 16,091 | 2752 | 1238 | 31.5 | 303.2 | 2526 |
| Total | 781,071 | 24,075.4 | 185,930 | 31,568.4 | 17,635.7 | 791.4 | 745.4 | 19,038.5 |
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Non-capital cities; currency exchange: U$$ 1 = R$ 5.50 (R$ 1 = U$$ 0.18); Estimates calculated considering recycling suspension for 30 days.