Destinação final de resíduos de lâmpadas fluorescentes: estudo de caso de uma prestadora de serviços do setor naval

Abstract

This research aims to present the case study in a service provider company of the naval sector, on handling, storage and disposal of their waste fluorescent(mercurial) lamps. Classified as Class I hazardous and toxic by ABNT, bringing mercury in its composition, when discarded in landfills are uncontrolled "dumps" such wastes have high polluting capacity to the environment with harmful effects to human health. For such waste, Law No. 12305/10 of the National Policy on Solid Waste specifies the need to use reverse logistics programs, as a means of proper disposal, preventing the risk of environmental contamination. The company, under study, does not have an environmental management system for fluorescent lamps yet. The research objectives are to assess the potential hazard of contamination of the discarded estimated amount of mercury, for the period 2008-2012, also to find out how unusable lamps waste are being managed in the organization and suggest a model of environmental management through a procedures manual. The method used is the case study with a quantiqualitative field research and outcomes expressed from data collected at the company. Data collection include a close questionnaire to infer what knowledge has the electricity maintenance team about the pollutant nature of a fluorescent lamp since they deal with these devices in their day-to-day. On data collected on quantities and types of lamps consumed by sectors of the organization in the period between 2008 and 2012, is calculated from the potential contaminant mercury waste lamps, if released to the environment. A procedure manual, prepared by the author, is presented with the objective of assisting in the structuring of a management plan for unserviceable fluorescent(mercurial) lamps, for applying to the organization under study. A partnership with the Center for Environmental Management of Ilha das Cobras is suggested, thus completing effectively the Environmental Management Plan waste fluorescent (mercurial) lamps in accordance with current legislation.