LIRA, T. C.; LIRA, Thiago Cordeiro de.
Abstract:
In the current mode of production, both in the industrial craft when there is wastage of raw materials and waste. The objective of minimizing the causes of these features are part of the main elements of Cleaner Production (CP). By CP also become environmental impacts analyzed in order to be eliminated or reduced. The topic of this research refers to the analysis of the PML in a company producing rum in the state of Paraíba, the Agroindustrial Lira. The research identifies the application levels of waste reduction in the company object of study. This is a descriptive and case study, the data processing was to refer to qualitative analysis. The income statement shows the practices identified in the company based on the levels of waste reduction: level of source reduction, recycling level internal and external level waste treatment. The company under study does not have many possibilities to take actions to reduce waste at source - level 1 - for all that waste is produced today is based on production volume, ie, there is no way to reduce waste without reducing production.