Sector adopts technological practices to make the best use of natural resources, recycle products and keep the environment balanced<\/p>\n
Sustainability in the industry has taken great strides over the last few years. In addition to promoting an increasingly sustainable and efficient production chain, the use of waste gained a new look with the dissemination of the circular economy concept, which is advancing more and more.<\/p>\n
In 2019, the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) carried out a survey to understand the activity. According to the survey, 76.5% of the industries practice some initiative linked to the circular economy without being aware of the concept. Among the main practices listed by respondents are process optimization (56.5%), the use of circular inputs (37.1%) and resource recovery (24.1%).<\/p>\n
For Davi Bomtempo, executive manager of Environment and Sustainability at CNI, the search for greater efficiency in production processes and the relationship with economic gains for companies is increasingly evident. \u201cThe circular economy is part of the industrial process, in which the best use of natural resources and the economic perspective combine efforts to meet social demands and, at the same time, keep the environment balanced.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Bomtempo, the relationship between resource and value is one of the key points for the discussion on the subject. \u201cWe believe that the circular economy is in the DNA of the industrial sector. Adding value to natural resources and delivering them to society is one of the main purposes of the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although the sector has already incorporated some practices into its processes, the CNI manager emphasizes that there is still a long way to go to effectively maintain the circular flow of resources over time and outside the companies' facilities .<\/p>\n
The tendency is for industries not only to reduce costs and production losses, but also to create other sources of revenue, encouraging the inclusion of secondary raw materials in production processes and promoting the waste exchange market.<\/p>\n
Packaging<\/p>\n
Packaging recycling in Brazil has been a reality for many years, but there is still room for progress. With a focus on better food preservation and loss reduction, the use of more complex structures challenges reuse. Restricting the permeability of gases to increase the shelf life of several products and make them more accessible, preventing losses in the production and transport cycle, requires new recycling technologies that should become viable in the near future. Another challenge is related to the infrastructure for collecting these materials. Luciana Pellegrino, executive director of the Brazilian Packaging Association (ABRE), points out that the sector is directing efforts to strengthen the reverse logistics chain and subsequent recycling of materials.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe packaging industry is investing in new technologies for the integration of other materials in the process and, thus, strengthening the circular economy in the consumption chain\u201d, he points out.<\/p>\n
A perceived trend in the industry is the effort to simplify structures to optimize the recycling chain, since most of the industrial park is linked to mechanical recycling, which processes structures from a single material.<\/p>\n
Along with the work carried out by the industries, consumer participation is another aspect of the process and is crucial for giving rise to the circular economy, according to Luciana. \u201cThe decision to discard for recycling is in the hands of the consumer. And, little by little, it is opening up to the possibility of reuse.\u201d<\/p>\n
The director of ABRE cites as an example the use of refills to reuse packaging in markets. In Chile, the industry already offers consumers the possibility of refilling these packages in places approved by the manufacturers.<\/p>\n
Source: ISTO\u00c9 \u2013 Online \u2013 11\/19\/2021<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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