Avaliação ambiental da logística reversa de produtos eletroeletrônicos: estudo de caso

Abstract

Among the challenges of modern society, environmental issues stand out among the most significant. Contemporaneously, the wave of globalization, never evolved so fast in market competitiveness, and technological innovations do not stop being one of the factors that support the leadership of products and services. This contest ends in a way requiring more environmental resources, then generating an increase in the disposal of outdated consumer products. The question is which increases the amount of waste of electric and electronic equipment, many of whom also made with some toxic components, while there are no effective plans and incentives for post-consumption and use of technologies for reuse of materials and components. It is proposed then this study a comprehensive analysis of the reverse logistics of consumer electronics waste, the development of an optimized model for reverse logistics network of discarded electronics as well as the assessment of environmental impacts. At the same time, provide strategic information to the logistics network, thus contributing to the incorporation of sustainable concepts for product designs, among which we can mention the use of technologies, processes and materials of low environmental impact, thus minimizing contamination problems future, currently observed in the post-life, and promoting the reduction of impacts on the continuous extraction of materials. This study presents data collected in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, used in studies of route optimization and simplified form, in assessment the life cycle. As a result of logistic modeling, idealized scenarios with application route optimization techniques and evaluation of proposed solutions aimed at improving the prospects for advancement in the reverse process of technological waste and reduce environmental impacts of the reverse logistics network.