Municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Brazil faces major challenges in order to meet the requirements proposed by the National Solid Waste Policy, which has been in force since 2010 and complicates decision-making, especially in small municipalities. In this context, sustainability indicators are important support tools that help in setting out performance actions for municipal sustainable development. The main objective of this article is to evaluate the four sustainability dimensions (social, environmental, economic, and legal/institutional) using sustainability indicators for MSW management in the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) in Northeast Brazil. To do this, the progress of the region was evaluated against the principal goals and guidelines proposed by solid waste plans and by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It was found that some progress has been achieved in recent years, such as the closure of dumps, a reduction of the per capita MSW mass collected, and an increase in the coverage rate for solid household waste collection. However, selective collection and financial autonomy still fall well short of the region’s goals. According to the results of this study, municipalities in the RMR require more environmental education and joint actions involving government, the private sector, and the general population.

为了满足《国家固体废物政策》提出的要求，巴西的城市固体废物（MSW）管理面临着重大挑战，该政策自2010年起生效，并使决策复杂化，尤其是在小城市。在这种情况下，可持续性指标是重要的支持工具，有助于制定市政可持续发展的绩效行动。本文的主要目的是使用巴西东北部累西腓大都会地区（RMR）的MSW管理可持续性指标，评估四个可持续性维度（社会，环境，经济和法律/制度）。为此，根据固体废物计划和联合国可持续发展目标提出的主要目标和准则对区域的进展进行了评估。人们发现，近年来已经取得了一些进展，例如关闭了垃圾场，减少了人均城市生活垃圾的收集量，以及增加了固体生活垃圾收集的覆盖率。但是，选择性收税和财务自主权仍然远远达不到该地区的目标。根据这项研究的结果，RMR中的城市需要更多的环境教育以及政府，私营部门和普通民众的联合行动。