Name: MIRAYA DUTRA DEGLI ESPOSTI CAETANO
Publication date: 17/03/2017
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| ROSANE HEIN DE CAMPOS | Internal Examiner * |
Summary: This study aimed to investigate solid waste management in four wood furniture manufacturers in Greater Vitória ES region, two of those being micro and the other two small companies, and make proposals based on the Cleaner Production program and brazilian Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (National Solid Waste Policy) law. First, four furniture companies were selected to carry out on-site visits, with a semiopen questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, in order to examine the quantity of raw materials used and the waste were generated in the production process. In addition, were examine the procedures adopted for the management of solid waste, the environmental, social and economic aspects related to the generation of waste in each company. Then was compared the companies with regard to these variables and was identified the most efficient to convert their raw materials into finished products and the one with best solid waste management. Next, sustainable solutions were proposed for the non-generation, reduction, reuse, recycling, treatment and proper final destination of the waste generated. There was more than 280 tons of solid waste generated by the four companies in 2014, with the majority (more than 90%) consisting of wood chips and sawdust/wood powder. The company with the best solid waste management was Company 3 and Company 2 was the one with best production process efficiency, both small companies, which endorses studies by several authors that the degree of adoption of proactive environmental practices is related to the size of the company - the larger the company, more likely it is to adopt such practices.
