2026-07-232026-07-232025-11-07https://repositorio.ifal.edu.br/handle/123456789/3132Solid waste management has become one of the main socio-environmental challenges faced by Brazilian municipalities, especially when associated with the socio-productive inclusion of waste pickers. In this context, waste picker associations play a strategic role in promoting selective collection, circular economy, and urban sustainability. The experience of the Association of Recyclable Material Collectors of União dos Palmares (ACMAR) demonstrates how local practices can strengthen shared waste management and generate positive social and environmental impacts. This study is justified by the social, environmental, and economic relevance of ACMAR’s performance, particularly in a scenario marked by weaknesses in municipal public policies for solid waste management. The general objective of this study was to analyze the experience of ACMAR based on the principles of selective collection, solidarity economy, reverse logistics, and shared management. The specific objectives were to identify the social and environmental impacts generated by the association and to discuss the challenges and potential of its performance in the territory. The methodology is characterized as a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study, based on documentary analysis. Reports, operational spreadsheets, internal records, and documents produced by Geography scholarship students from UNEAL between 2023 and 2024 were analyzed. Data interpretation was conducted through systematic reading, thematic categorization, and dialogue with the theoretical framework. The results indicate that ACMAR plays a relevant role in valuing waste as an economic resource, generating income for waste pickers, and reducing environmental impacts. It is concluded that, despite structural limitations and still incipient institutional support, the association represents an alternative, socially fair, and environmentally responsible model of solid waste management.ptAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 BrazilColeta seletivaEconomia solidáriaLogística reversa – CatadoreGestão de resíduos sólidosSelective collectionSolidarity economyReverse logisticsWaste pickersSolid waste managementTrabalho de Conclusão de CursoCIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ADMINISTRACAO