Estudo dos resíduos eletroeletrônicos de uma prestadora de services do setor naval, com vistas ao gerenciamento ambiental.

Abstract

Summary: This research has used the case study to evaluate the e-waste generated in a Company acting n the Navy segment. After a reflection about the relationship between man and nature, the concept of solid waste and its classifications is presented, commenting the impact of the electric and electronic devices in Brazilian e-waste generation. Then, the evolution of the use of electricity and electronic until current days is mentioned, commenting the environmental aspects and impacts of the production and discard of electrical and electronic equipment that are manufactured with hazardous substances. Highlighting some alternatives ways to reuse, recovery and recycling that create new kind of business. The research then explains the environmental policy in the US and in Europe, and then moves into important facts acts in Brazilian environmental legislation, with special attention to National Policy of Solid Residues. This part ends up with the comments about the Brazilian navy alignment to environmental policy, by using the directions of legislation ISO 14.000. After that, there is a brief about the case study Company including its trajectory, pattern of organization and environmental management situation. In the following step, is detailed the methodology that was used, which kind of survey and process were adopted to characterize the electric and electronic residues, as well the proper management tools used to analyze the results. Then, is mentioned the actions and researches were developed, about the electric and electronic components process of generation and discard, in the Company under the study case.The data from the study were performed by using the environmental and manager knowledge, selecting those with potential to impact the environment the most and, using proper management tools, being presented the achieved results. Finalizing, the conclusions about the study and the suggestions to improve the management of e-waste were available to be used by the Company, also proposing the establishment of an integrated management system to all residues generating by the Company.