This dissertation sought to analyze the process of organizing the collectors/members of the Resende Sanitary Landfill Garimpeiros Association -AGASAR, considering the impacts produced on the lives of the workers, after theend of the activities carried out by them, within the landfill. controlled from Bulhões in the municipality of Resende-RJ, which, anchored in law 12.305/2010 -National Solid Waste Policy - PNRS, had its activities closed in April 2020, leaving approximately 60 families that depended directly on that activity, to survive,without reference in the first moment. Methodologically, through the case study,we sought to understand the reality and analyze the impacts of the process, as wellas identify which strategies were implemented, both by them and by the public authorities in the search for solutions to guarantee the socio-productive inclusion of these workers. /as, as required by PNRS. The purpose of the study, in addition toanalyzing the trajectory and organizational actions of these workers, is also to contribute to the expansion of academic references related to the socio environmental theme, especially in the area of environmentally appropriate disposal of urban recyclable solid waste, treatment and organization of those who deal with directly, as we consider it to be an arduous task, but relevant in terms of contributing to the preservation of the planet.