Web-Resol Tudo sobre Limpeza Urbana e Resíduos Sólidos!
Para iniciar os trabalhos e fazer valer a parceria dos dois estados brasileiros, a Ascompita criou o "I Seminário de Gestão Administrativa de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos e Rurais dos Municípios da Bahia", que será realizado no Teatro Jorge Amado – UEC, que fica na Pituba, em Salvador
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