This work investigates the perspective of participatory management, as the hinge on the network structure can facilitate the role of social actors to turn the proposals into concrete community and integrated it with the public or the private sector. The analysis used the methodology of action-research applied to the Borel Community Network in order to observe the role of protagonist in articulating and implementing the proposal to develop an action plan that best met the needs of the community about the system of garbage collection. For this, a review was made of the literature on network organizations, participative management and integrated management of solid waste. The methodology provided a forum for constructive debate and exchange of knowledge among the population, technical Comlurb s employees and the researcher. The results were positive in terms of participatory and also with the practical implementation of the plan suggested by the community, but understanding that the environmental education mest continuous to achieve the success of the action and does not end just with the implementation of the new collection system. The study suggests that the community organization network shows up as a facilitator of the promotion of joint actions, especially when the State is opened to develop a participatory public policy.