Análise SWOT aplicada a uma usina de reciclagem de resíduos sólidos

Abstract

Due to the increase in population and consumption of products, the disposal of solid waste generated becomes a problem for public management, and recyclable materials accumulated in landfills reduce the project's useful life. The objective of this work was to evaluate the sustainability of the plant of solid waste recycling in Santa Terezinha de Itaipu, in western Paraná, using the SWOT matrix. After reviewing the literature, some factors that interfere with the operation of the plant were selected, considering the tripod of sustainability. The selected factors were forwarded to the plant manager and a specialist in plant operation, who had to classify these factors into strengths/weaknesses and opportunities/threats. Then, these surveys were framed considering the sustainability radar and, later, tabulated in a grouping ofclass intervals. Subsequently, the degree of sustainability of the dimensions was calculated, from the perspective of the interviewed actors, as well as the degree of sustainability of the plant. The results show a final average difference between the respondents of around 15% and the degree obtained for the Santa Terezinha de Itaipu solid waste recycling plant was 0.75 sustainability units, which is classified as a very favorable degree for the processes currently practiced in the organization.