O impacto ambiental na substituição do papel virgem por papel reciclado em embalagens corrugadas

Abstract

In the various products commercialized nowadays, especially in the category of consumer goods such as food, cleaning and hygiene, it is clear that the large majority are transported by corrugated boxes. This material is widely used for production feasibility, marketing and handling as well as reuse. It offers reasonable cost which makes its use very common in these types of industry. Technically this material meets the basic functions of a transport packaging such as: protection, conservation, information and convenience of service. Amidst all this range of use as it is perceived that the material used is basically 2 types: produced with virgin raw material and produced with recycled raw material. Given this observation, the aim of this work is to analyze the differences between these two options and propose a comparison analysis, with the expectation of the conclusion of which material offers less environmental impact in terms of natural resource consumption. The form of analysis was basically analyzing technical and statistical information provided by corrugated manufacturers and institutions related to the segment, analysis of literature review and a practical exercise of comparison between the two options.