Estudo de viabilidade econômica da construção de um triturador de pequeno porte para recipientes plásticos pós-consumo

Abstract

Post-consumer plastic waste comes from the disposal of plastic packaging by consumers, which is one of the most addressed issues in discussions regarding the environment. In Brazil, since 2010, with the National Solid Waste Policy, there is an incentive to prevent and reduce the generation of this waste. With large-scale recycling, it is understood as feasible to reduce the accumulation of plastic waste in cities, since the separation of reprocessed waste enables the transformation into new materials. With a shredder for processing recyclable material, this type of activity can be expanded to various points and regions, in addition to the reduced investment cost. In this sense, the present study aims to show the economic viability of building a small crusher for post-consumer plastic containers. Methodologically, the present research is characterized as exploratory and quantitative, and the work developed involves a case study. In the economic feasibility analysis, three different scenarios were simulated, where it was concluded that the NPV values in the three scenarios were positive and that the IRR is higher than the TMA in both scenarios, having the highest return on investment only. in the worst case scenario, the minimum production / sale. Moreover, it was found that the return on investment in the best scenario, the maximum production / sale occurs before the end of the first period, ie in less than one year the initial investment is recovered.