Sistemas de gestão ambiental para empresas de pequeno porte: abordagem para otimizar a aderência do empreendedor no gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos
Abstract
The growing generation of urban solid waste is a constant problem that Brazilian cities face
over the years, attempts to optimize collection by public-private partnerships are being
increasingly used to address this issue. Current systems focus on solving the management of
urban waste considering the responsibility of public cleaning services to collect waste generated
by society, once it is properly available. The government defines the responsibility for preparing
a waste plan for companies with high waste generation and disregards small companies in this
analysis, characterizing them as small generators of waste, similar to domestic waste and
ceasing their management responsibility. The present work sought to evaluate the main
difficulties for the small entrepreneur in adhering to a waste management system, combined
with the structures provided and instruments studied by the public authorities to make this
management feasible. Therefore, an action plan was carried out in two companies in the region
of Sorocaba/SP, in order to understand the local difficulties in developing this type of
management. Using the Zero Waste methodology, which includes a situational diagnosis of the
companies, gravimetric analysis of the waste generated and an action plan to improve the
company's adherence to the management system. The results pointed to the transformation
capacity of those involved in adhering to sustainable practices, a new source of income with
the recyclable materials selling and the proposition of tools that can assist in public decisionmaking to further facilitate the adherence of small entrepreneurs.
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