Aplicação do método de Produção Mais Limpa para melhoria da eficiência econômica e ambiental em uma indústria frigorífica

Abstract

The activities required for slaughter and industrialization are sources of potential negative environmental impacts, among which the generation of effluents and high water dependence stand out. Considering the economic relevance of the sector and the need to combine economic growth with environmentally responsible management, the objective of this work was to apply the Cleaner Production method as a means of identifying and proposing improvements to the critical aspects of the environmental and economic performance of a meat processing industry. It was concluded that water is the most critical resource, and a solution was proposed for recycling the water from the cold chambers for use in the cattle pens, the major bottleneck in relation to this resource, as well as in the cleaning of trucks. With this solution, improvements in the environmental and economic efficiency of the industry are expected.