Gestão dos resíduos eletroeletrônicos no município de Caçapava do Sul/RS

Abstract

Currently society wants to enjoy the best products found in the market. Boosting the acquisition of what is modern and getting rid of what is considered old, even though they are in good working order. The disposal of technological products results in the excessive generation of electronic waste. These which, if disposed of incorrectly, can cause environmental problems such as water and soil contamination. The National Solid Waste Policy - PNRS was created with the objective of improving and assisting the disposal of solid waste, including hazardous waste, with proposals such as reverse logistics and shared responsibility for environmental management and protection. From this, the present work aims to evaluate the reverse logistics of WEEE in the city of Caçapava do Sul / RS. The methodology is characterized in a survey using a questionnaire to point out difficulties and perspectives on the reverse logistics of WEEE in companies and population of the municipality. We interviewed seven establishments that sell electronics in the city, focusing on reverse logistics of electronics. The companies consulted stated that the legislation is flawed to ensure the necessary assistance for the trade to be able to do its part regarding WEEE and that when this generates costs to the company, they feel even more discouraged to properly dispose of the waste. For this reason some companies do not even encourage the population to return their waste. Most of the population has technical knowledge on the subject, but they claim that there is a lack of incentives, such as searching for waste at home to properly dispose of their WEEE. It was concluded that the implementation of PNRS, regarding the Reverse Logistics of Electronic Waste, is still failing in the city of Caçapava do Sul. There is still lack of incentives and environmental education for the population to worry about the disposal of their waste and to companies lack more information and structure to achieve the goals proposed in the legislation.