Análise da logística reversa das embalagens de óleos lubrificantes em Curitiba

Abstract

The following paper focuses on reverse logistics, which is increasingly necessary both in terms of business strategy and in the environmental aspect when it involves toxic materials. The return of lubricating oil packages for specialized reuse or recycling has become imperative as environmental legislations have become more rigid in this regard each year. The return aspect of these packages will be addressed through an analysis of their reverse logistics with the collection of data from the largest consumers of these materials: fuel stations. This study aims to show the scenario of management of lubricating oil packages in the fuel station sectors, through an exploratory field study that will be developed in the central region of Curitiba. With a number of stations visited, we will identify how these packages are being treated after being used, proposing forms of adequacy to enable the reverse logistics process of this post-consumer material. Materials classified as hazardous, toxic or polluting require, by law, a specialized destination; as is the case with the used packaging of lubricating oils treated in this paper. These materials are often difficult to recycle or reuse, since they contain some sort of contamination. And due to this fact, countless materials of this category need a subsidy in order to be properly destined. Field research and reverse logistics analysis of used lubricant packages brought to the fore all aspects related to the collection, cleaning of the material, treatment of generated effluents, recycling and process documentation. This work verified that the reverse logistics required by environmental agencies actually occurs in a real situation, and that there are no divergences between regulations, theory, and real life situations.