Análise dos impactos da indústria de plásticos e a expansão da economia circular no setor
Data
2022-12-14
Autores
Ferreira, Carolina Cardozo Morais 
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Miraglia, Simone Georges El Khouri
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Diante do cenário global da gestão de resíduos sólidos, observa-se que apesar de possuirmos plásticos com alta capacidade de reaproveitamento, eles não são orientados para os melhores destinos e com a evolução e aperfeiçoamento dos processos, a demanda e produção destes produtos só aumentou, com isso observa-se o acúmulo de resíduos sólidos gerando diversos impactos ambientais.
Observando esse cenário, e o senso de urgência expresso pelas organizações mundiais nos últimos anos, muitas empresas passaram a adotar medidas de economia circular nos seus processos produtivos e internos, com o objetivo de diminuir os impactos ambientais causados.
Por meio dos resultados obtidos foi possível analisar que as principais empresas do setor apresentam poucos resultados significativos para uma avaliação qualitativa dos indicadores de sustentabilidade. Com isso observa-se que a realização de investimentos em sustentabilidade traz aumento de lucro significativo a um longo prazo. Analisando-se os dados de reciclagem obtido principalmente nos últimos 3 anos tem-se que a mudança de consumo de embalagens em decorrência da COVID-19 gerou um aumento expressivo de resíduos e em sua maioria plásticos. Entretanto, esse aumento não foi devidamente controlado pelas gestões municipais devido à falta de recursos. Fica evidente que no país a gestão de resíduos sólidos ainda é muito ineficaz sendo um dos principais locais de destino os lixões que causam sérios problemas ambientais.
Because of the global scenario of solid waste management, it is observed that despite having plastics with high reuse capacity they are not directed to the best destinations, and with the evolution and improvement of processes, the demand and production of these products have only increased, and with this we observe the accumulation of solid waste generating various environmental impacts. Observing this scenario, and the sense of urgency expressed by global organizations in recent years, many companies have started to adopt circular economy measures in their production and internal processes, aiming to reduce the environmental impacts caused. Through the results obtained it was possible to analyze that the main companies of the sector present few significant results for a qualitative evaluation of sustainability indicators, with the data obtained it was possible to observe that making investments in sustainability brings significant profit increase and in the long term. And analyzing the recycling data obtained mainly in the last 3 years it is possible to see that the change in packaging consumption due to COVID-19 generated a significant increase in waste, mostly plastic. But this increase was not properly controlled by the municipal administrations due to lack of resources. It is evident the country the management of solid waste is still very ineffective and one of the main places of destination are the dumps that cause serious environmental problems.
Because of the global scenario of solid waste management, it is observed that despite having plastics with high reuse capacity they are not directed to the best destinations, and with the evolution and improvement of processes, the demand and production of these products have only increased, and with this we observe the accumulation of solid waste generating various environmental impacts. Observing this scenario, and the sense of urgency expressed by global organizations in recent years, many companies have started to adopt circular economy measures in their production and internal processes, aiming to reduce the environmental impacts caused. Through the results obtained it was possible to analyze that the main companies of the sector present few significant results for a qualitative evaluation of sustainability indicators, with the data obtained it was possible to observe that making investments in sustainability brings significant profit increase and in the long term. And analyzing the recycling data obtained mainly in the last 3 years it is possible to see that the change in packaging consumption due to COVID-19 generated a significant increase in waste, mostly plastic. But this increase was not properly controlled by the municipal administrations due to lack of resources. It is evident the country the management of solid waste is still very ineffective and one of the main places of destination are the dumps that cause serious environmental problems.