Gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos: um estudo de caso em uma empresa do setor de serviços

Abstract

In order to comply with the National Solid Waste Policy, it is necessary for companies to implement waste management systems. However, it was observed that the company studied did not have an adequate waste management system. Therefore, the objective since the work was to develop a model of solid waste management applicable to a company in the service sector of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro. For this, a script was elaborated divided in the stages of diagnosis, implantation and monitoring. The project started in August 2015, with the diagnosis phase, and was effectively implemented in March 2016. The monitoring occurred for six months after implantation. The management model foresees the hiring of companies to collect all types of waste, as well as the replacement of waste bins. For the collectors a color pattern was adopted by type of waste: blue for non-hazardous recyclables; gray to non-hazardous non-recyclable; white for health waste and orange for other hazardous waste such as vegetable oil and fluorescent lamps. For the engagement of employees and regulars, specific communication material was developed. In the monitoring phase, 500 bags of 100 liters of recyclables were used for cooperative, more than 5,500 bags of non-recyclable landfill, about 80 containers (240 liters) of infective waste for incineration, in addition to having been recycled more than 130 Liters of vegetable oil, and decontaminated more than 600 fluorescent bulbs. Since the implantation, more than 1,400 kilograms of recyclables have been sent to a cooperative that has raised more than 1,000 reais. In the analyzed period, acquisition and contracting costs amounted to 112,500 reais, which represented a value close to 1% of the institution's total budget in 2016. With these results, the company management considered that it was feasible to implement the management model in Other operating units located in the State of Rio de Janeiro.