Implantação de uma indústria sustentável de reciclagem de polietileno de alta densidade (PEAD)

Abstract

The need for the generation of alternative sources of raw materials for industries is a concept widely debated worldwide, due to the unquestionable benefit that it brings to the environment. Based on sustainable design, this study generally aims at analyzing the environmental, technical and economic feasibility of establishing a recycling industry of high-density polyethylene (HDPE). This article is expected to define steps, processes and activities for the implementation and operation of a sustainable and economically viable recycling company for investors. Recycling generates a significant reduction of the use and consumption of natural sources of raw materials, which are not renewable most of the time. In addition, one should also consider the fact that the greater the number of recycled products, the smaller the amount of waste requiring treatment, either in landfills, by incineration or other methods of treatments. The present research is characterized as a case study, and the methodological procedure is the literature review, conducting exploratory research in the field with a visit to company X. The literature review is indicated in the theoretical framework through bibliographical researches. The exploratory research was carried out by data collection and fieldwork, making sure that all the results in relation to the company in question are not just estimated figures but also verified. The result was the positive response on the environmental, technical and economic viability from a recycling industry of HDPE.