Reverse Logistics and selective waste collection: environmental education as an auxiliary tool on the process of recycling of domestic electronic waste
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Tipo do ITEM
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Artigo Ciêntifico
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Título do Artigo
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Reverse Logistics and selective waste collection: environmental education as an auxiliary tool on the process of recycling of domestic electronic waste
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Descrição
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The general objective of this work was to analyze from the perspective of reverse
logistics, the contribution of environmental education as a tool of management
of selective collection of waste in the context of recycling of domestic electronic
waste in the city of Manaus. In relation of the methodology, it is a field research
carried out through a study case at Descarte Correto company, accomplished in
the Municipal Department of Cleaning and Public Services (SEMULSP, in
Portuguese) and application of questionnaire to 16 reclyable waste collectors of
Aliança Cooperative in Manaus, what made possible to reach the aims of this
work, also focusing on the environmental and social benefits came from reverse
logistics. The outcomes revealed that in Brazil the iniciatives to the solution of
electronic waste problem are still incipient. In the city of Manaus then are
almost nonexistent. In fact, at local level, what takes place are some initiatives,
as the ones developed by Descarte Correto company and of some cooperatives.
Nevertheless, manauara society are not aware yet, as it should, to the issue of
electronic waste and to the importance of Selective Waste Collection (SWC) and
of reverse logistics. Therefore, it proved, despite incipient, some individual or
corporate actions which addresses the issue of electronic waste as of vital
importance in contemporary society.
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Abstract
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The general objective of this work was to analyze from the perspective of reverse
logistics, the contribution of environmental education as a tool of management
of selective collection of waste in the context of recycling of domestic electronic
waste in the city of Manaus. In relation of the methodology, it is a field research
carried out through a study case at Descarte Correto company, accomplished in
the Municipal Department of Cleaning and Public Services (SEMULSP, in
Portuguese) and application of questionnaire to 16 reclyable waste collectors of
Aliança Cooperative in Manaus, what made possible to reach the aims of this
work, also focusing on the environmental and social benefits came from reverse
logistics. The outcomes revealed that in Brazil the iniciatives to the solution of
electronic waste problem are still incipient. In the city of Manaus then are
almost nonexistent. In fact, at local level, what takes place are some initiatives,
as the ones developed by Descarte Correto company and of some cooperatives.
Nevertheless, manauara society are not aware yet, as it should, to the issue of
electronic waste and to the importance of Selective Waste Collection (SWC) and
of reverse logistics. Therefore, it proved, despite incipient, some individual or
corporate actions which addresses the issue of electronic waste as of vital
importance in contemporary society.
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Língua do arquivo
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inglês
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Data da Publicação
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Ano 2016
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Palavra-chave
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Selective collection
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Environmental education
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Waste
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Electronic waste
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Reverse logistics
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Autores
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Mário Ricardo Bento de Carvalho
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Jandecy Cabral Leite
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Local
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UFPA - Belém, 2016
