REVERSE LOGISTICS OF INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE: A CASE STUDY

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to develop a proposal for integrated environmental management of waste from the inputs used in industrial processes in plants / chemical process units that use industrial filtration to separate liquids and / or solids, proposing solutions aimed at transportation storage, handling, use, separation and management plan, as well as a system that represents the state of the art of Reverse Logistics in Brazil, initially applied to filtering inputs and extended to the entire industrial filtration segment; The application and elaboration of a PELR - Strategic Reverse Logistics Plan based on the Environmental Management System is a fundamental point for the success of this strategy aimed at the return to the origin manufacturer of the inputs where the participants have extended responsibility in all stages up to the final consumer. The efficiency of the costs involved is paramount in the application of a Reverse Logistics strategy, where this study makes possible the ways of its absorption and fulfillment of socio-environmental responsibilities.