Diagnóstico ambiental e produção mais limpa: estudo de caso em uma microcervejaria na Região do Sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

Pollution from industry is a relevant environmental problem, ecologically impacting the soil, water and air, which are essential for all forms of life on the planet. A branch of industry that has been growing in Brazil are microbreweries, which can generate high amounts of waste and use natural resources in excess. These residues, by-products and effluents generated, if not reused or treated correctly, can degrade the environment in which they are discarded. In this way, the objective of this work was to carry out an environmental diagnosis, about the productive processes of a microbrewery in the southwest of Paraná, evaluating and proposing measures of Cleaner Production (P+L) in the microbrewery. An exploratory study of a qualitative nature was carried out, outlined by bibliographical research and case study, contemplating on-site visits, literature reviews and documental analysis for the collection of data from the microbrewery. It was possible to carry out an environmental diagnosis of the processes and services of the microbrewery, thus making it possible to propose cleaner production measures. In addition, several opportunities for improvement were observed, in which the microbrewery can use the indicated P+L measures to contribute to the improvement of the environmental performance of its processes.