Reciclagem do vidro para embalagens de alimentos e bebidas como etapa do Sistema de Gestão Ambiental.

Abstract

Residual glass is an inert and fully recyclable material, which can avoid damages to the environment and bring save on the industrial process of packaging production. Furthermore, it can be reusable and its generation reduced. In order to reduce their quantity dumped in deposits and landfills, which is often is performed improperly. This work presents the process of recycling glass packaging for food and drinks, as a component of the Environmental Management System, referenced in the ISO 14001 standard and taking into account the hierarchy of solid waste management, presented by the National Policy of Solid Waste - Law nº 12,305. The methodology of theoretical research and contacts with companies was used in this work. The composition, properties and types of glass in the use of these packaging, the laws and norms that govern the subject and the recycling processes too are approached. It was verified that the recycling of glass packaging for food and drinks is still rudimentary in Brazil, being necessary a greater involvement of governmental entities in the reverse logistics. The own factory that uses or produces its packaging performs the recycling in partnership with suppliers to obtain the shards of glass or adopting initiatives of reverse logistics.