Cleaner production analysis in a company of the red ceramic segment

Abstract

The present study had as objective to analyze the productive process of a red ceramic segment industry in relation to the Cleaner Production (CP), based on the theoretical model proposed by National Center of Clean Technologies (CTNL, 2003b). As for the methodology, is classified as exploratory and descriptive, using the case study method. For this purpose, data was collected primary and secondary, the primers were obtained through semi-structured interviews with the owner and manager of production and a questionnaire administered to the owner. As for the secondary data, they were obtained through the company's environmental license, reports, documents, audits, standards and web searches, among others. As results were found in a waste around 10% of manufactured products (bricks, tiles and blocks);  Emission of pollutants such as ash and gases (CO₂); High consumption of natural resources such as clay, water, electricity and firewood. This situation is being modified in the function of actions which are taken to obtain a cleaner production.