O gerenciamento dos resíduos plásticos pós-consumo no estado de Alagoas

Abstract

Solid waste management consists of activities developed to reduce the generation and reuse of waste, as well as to promote selective collection, transport, separation, treatment, and its final disposal. Among waste classes, plastic has the highest production rate in comparison to the others, due to its current high consumption. This sort of material presents various post-consumption destinations according to its chemical and physical features, becoming a source of feedstock, energy and other polymers. In the state of Alagoas, the Secretary of State for the Environment and Water Resources (SEMARH) is responsible for waste management in accordance to the federal law 12.305, from 2nd August 2010, which established the National Politics for Solid Waste. Chemical and plastics industries in the state play an important role in the economy, and approximately fifty integrated companies contribute for the generation of these wastes, however, in accordance to the legislation, they must encourage environmentally sound practices and reverse logistic, which promotes means to enable collection and restitution of plastic waste to the business sector, in order to improve its usage within the productive cycle.