PGRSI em uma empresa de tratamento de águas industriais : estudo de caso

Abstract

The solid residue, when not treated correctly, contribute to increase the volume of sanitary landfills, dumping grounds, wastelands, streets, sewage, residences and others, polluting the environment. Some aspects that indicate disorderly generation of residues may be evidenced from demographic growth, changing or new habits creation, improvement of life level and industrial development. Regardless of the activity it’s done and the local, some residue can be generated. So, the residue must be managed, it means that first of all we should try not to generate it. If it’s not possible not to generate, so we should try to reduce, reuse, recycling, its correct treatment, and then direct it in an environmentally proper way. That is the correct concept taken by the Solid Residues National Politics, the Law number 12.305, from August, 2nd 2010, that after more than 20 years of studies and elaboration it was sanctioned, bringing one of the most important laws, not only for the environmental area, but also for our daily activities and economical activities, treating solid residues as objects, providing for their principles, goals and instruments, just as the management. The industrial area is an area that generates plenty of residues and should receive much attention from the general society. Every enterprise, regardless its size, has the responsibility of manage its residues in order to avoid environmental impacts, following the legal requirements – federal, state and municipal laws, regulatory rules, Brazilian rules, regulatory agencies and environmental organs – from the management plans of solid residues, in this case, industrial, PGRSI. Due this context, the goal if this work was to evaluate through the Case Study, the PGRSI implanted in an enterprise, especially the application of the plenty knowledge of management plan, diagnostic of management of generated residues in all areas from the qualitative survey, well as verifying the opportunities of new technologies to the PGRSI implanted. It was verified by the qualitative survey that now a days there are residues being generated and that are not contemplated in PGRSI. Besides, the implantation schedule and the responsibilities of the technician responsible were not done, because there are no registers of the activities as defined. Due to the management system implanted, the solid residues are being managed, but it’s necessary to use the PGRSI to have a qualitative and quantitative inventory of the residues, just as to meet the applicable laws.