Gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos: um estudo de caso na empresa Gervas Reciclagem Digital

Abstract

The environmental issue has achieved notoriety in the global scenario due to the constant social pressure for a sustainable development and, mainly, to the environmental impacts caused by the improper disposal of solid waste. In case of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste (EEEW), these equipaments becomes noxius due to the substances in their composition (heavy metals) infecting the soil, water and extremely toxic to human health. Aiming to analyze the solid waste recycling process as a way of reducing it on the environment, the present research aims to investigate the recycling process of electrical and electronic equipments waste as one of the methods to reduce environmental pollution caused by the improper disposal of these waste In the environment, where a comparison was made between international and national legislation, based to environmental rules of solid waste and an analysis of the Brazilian policy that deals with solid waste resulting from electrical and electronic equipments. The research was carried out at the GRD company where was analyzed the recycling process of its Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste, so that, in accordance with the National Policy on Solid Waste (NPSW), it was possible to identify the correct procedures to carry out the recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste as a way of reducing it on the environment