What is the importance of waste management in companies?

by WORLD GREEN E-WASTE Professional E-Waste Recycling Services

Waste management is one of the most common ways to develop environmental awareness and ensure sustainability. It is essential to manage waste treated only as common garbage and that would be disposed of anyway. Adopting practices for reuse and reuse, as well as for the proper disposal of what is no longer necessary, are part of an ecologically correct economy.

This is a subject that sometimes generates many doubts, but we have to understand, first of all, that the large volume of waste generated every day needs a certain destination. Otherwise, it ends up causing serious environmental and human consequences.

To better understand the need to manage solid waste and the correct disposal of materials, follow the reading until the end!

After all, what is solid waste management?

In a simpler and more summarized way, Professional E-Waste Recycling Services aims to provide the correct destination for what is discarded by the company. These are actions in stages, among them are:

collect;
storage;
transport;
treatment;
Final destination.

Solid Waste, of the Ministry of Environment. The law determines that managers must ensure the minimization of tailings production and the use of raw materials.

But, for the whole process to work out, conscious consumption is one of the first steps so that all the following phases are also effective. The principle of strict liability provides that the waste generator is the one who must take care of the treatment and disposal of the materials used, whether collectively or individually.

Only with legislation and established guidelines will there be less environmental impact, reflecting on public health and improving the quality of the environment.

What are the consequences of not properly disposing of waste?

As provided for by law, the company that fails to comply with the determinations of the National Policy on Solid Waste runs the risk of being liable for an environmental crime. If criminalization occurs, the person responsible may also respond administratively and civil penalties will be applied. The conviction for the crime can incur a penalty of one to five years of imprisonment, according to the law.

But it is not just the criminal issue that is at stake. There are entire ecosystems that can be affected by the incorrect disposal of solid waste. In many cases, the pollution of fauna and flora can have irreversible consequences. In addition to taking care of all the waste generated, the manager must be aware of the specific legislation that guides the monitoring and environmentally correct disposal.

And what are the importance and advantages of doing this management?

The advantages of correctly managing the disposal of solid waste are numerous. But it is necessary to know all the steps and put them into practice, following all established guidelines. Thus, planning and preparing a management program is the best path, taking into account the characteristics of each company.

In addition to reducing the amount of waste, management reduces waste and can generate savings. Moving towards a more sustainable development, the business will also be better regarded by the sector, achieving better evaluations.

Waste management goes beyond correct disposal, as after this stage constant monitoring of the entire area where the waste (solid and liquid) was sent must be carried out, in accordance with environmental legislation at the national and state level.

With management, contamination of soil and water, dissemination of diseases and many other forms of environmental destruction are avoided. A company committed to waste management demonstrates social and environmental commitment, in addition to being more sustainable and having greater competitive potential.

How does waste management work in mining?

Because it works with many chemical elements, the mining industry deserves attention in its waste management. Environmental studies and impact assessment should guide decisions on how to reduce, optimize and minimize the generation of waste in the sector. There are mining companies spread across the country, which further highlights the importance of the correct disposal of materials.

The main residues generated in mining activities with the greatest potential for environmental contamination are:

sterile piles;
tailings dams;
generation of acid mine drainage;
Effluents.

Poor waste management can generate a great environmental impact, causing contamination of soil and water resources, which has been a matter of great concern in the last three decades in industrialized countries. Aiming at solving problems for contaminated areas, the environmental agencies promote a set of measures to ensure knowledge of the characteristics and impacts caused by them.

But for this to be done, you need to follow some steps.

1. Characterization and separation

In the characterization process, the chemical compounds and physical properties of the waste are analyzed to enable correct separation. Thus, they are classified according to the constituents and activities from which they were derived. Only after these analyzes do the residues have their destinations established, in a way that minimizes the consequences and damages.

2. Handling and conditioning

Handling refers to the moment to ensure that waste does not leak or mix. Thus, this is essential so that they do not contaminate or be exposed in any way that could be harmful to the environment. And conditioning is so that these residues are stored properly until the next steps.

3. Final disposition

Depending on the classification and characterization of waste, each one will have a destination. But this final disposition is intended to eliminate or reduce as much as possible the impacts generated, both environmental and social.

4. Monitoring

This step is of great importance, although it is often neglected due to lack of technical knowledge and/or legislation. Therefore, after disposal, waste management must be continued through environmental monitoring.

Waste management is a positive action that must be implemented with the help of specialized companies to avoid harmful impacts on the environment. This specialized assistance has been of great help in doing this properly, saving the country's fauna and flora.

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