Levantamento do desperdício de leite UHT em embalagens cartonadas no município de Telêmaco Borba (PR)

Abstract

This study aims to quantify the overall volume of UHT milk retained within the 1 liter cartons. The cartons also called long life, were collected after consumption by its customers in the months of September and October 2011 in the town of Telemaco Borba in the State of Paraná totaling 1650 samples for analysis. The samples were obtained through guidance to consumers who participated in the donations of packaging in order to not alter the final characteristics of post-consumer packaging. The packages were classified according to the specifications for the type of opening and cover the product left the same stores. The retention of UHT milk in cartons was due to the obstruction of fluid outflow by opening lid and out of the pack when it became a lesser extent inside it. The results indicate a lack of concern raised in total product cycle, leading to inevitable losses. Preventing the consumer to enjoy a product purchased as a whole, increasing spending on tratament of effluent, preventing the consumption of waste retained, and increasing spending on purchasing more product. Thus, these results should be evaluated by the companies that make up the production chain, reviving the social and environmental seriously the concept, showing beyond the concern in establishing improvements in the production of new packaging to minimize and avoid the problem, be transparent when we speak of easy visual the package. Thus it is expected that this work contributes to society involved in the production and consumption of UHT milk.