Avaliação da gestão de resíduos gerados em uma empresa do setor de laticínios de Caturité - PB.

Abstract

There is a concern by the organizations to do a better management of the waste items generated in their production processes and in others activities performed by a company, mainly due to legal requirements. A good waste management can contribute to environmental, social and economic benefits, with the revaluation of items that are incorporated into secondary production cycles or secondary business cycles. Based on these assumptions, this paper seeks to evaluate waste management in a dairy sector cooperative, installed in the city of Caturité. The research is classified as descriptive and case study, with qualitative analysis being applied for data processing. As main results, there is care with the destination of water through treatment and storage in dams of the Cooperative itself, in addition to other waste such as whey or when products return to the organization. The results indicate that the cooperative has actions for the treatment of productive residues, but some actions in relation to the milk rejected after analyzes must be better managed. In this case, it is recommended to implement Secure Final Disposal, if another post-consumption channel cannot be applied.