Institutions accuse city hall of delay in monthly transfers. Government claims errors in the reporting of the affected units.
Capital's Dry Waste Sorting Units are going through tough days. Formed by cooperatives of workers from outlying neighborhoods of the city, some of the institutions have had difficulty maintaining financially. This is because a transfer that should be made monthly by the Municipal Department of Urban Cleaning (DMLU) is late.
Thus, the value that the recyclers gain from the sale of waste, which is called sharing, ends up being used for maintenance costs that the city budget should cover. DMLU claims that it is changing its legal relationship with entities.
Currently, the work is provided to the municipality through agreements, renewable every five years. However, as it has done in other areas of administration, the Executive has adopted the system of perception, established by a federal law of 2014. It is very similar to outsourcing. The difference is that the public power passes the work to civil society entities, not to private companies.
In the case of Uts, some still have agreements in place, which will expire by 2022. Others are already ending their renewal and need to adapt the mode of partnership agreement, following the new legislation. However, the entities that are still working within the regime complain of not receiving the amount that the city should send every month for the maintenance of the units.
