This proposal intends to analyze community-based models of organic solid waste management, including activities related to the reuse and recycling of domestic waste, in the Brazilian cities of Florianópolis (SC) and Recife (PE). The global context that informs this research is characterized by the contrast between the proliferation of neoliberal policies implemented by nation-states and the imperative to comply with the global agreement to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, as put forth by the United Nations in Agenda 2030. As a methodological strategy, the research focuses on the local level, examining innovative waste management practices that challenge the logic of neoliberalism, in order to shed light on the broader, global implications of these practices. Given this context, while some waste management actions remain anonymous, others are highlighted by local leaders, as exemplified by the "Revolução dos Baldinhos" a model of thermophilic composting developed in the Chico Mendes slum in Florianópolis that has been transformed into a Social Technology. The aim is to examine how individuals in peripheral contexts in these two cities have organized themselves to mitigate the effects of the environmental crisis, and how these acts of resistance align with the objectives outlined in Agenda 2030.
