Duarte Castro Francine, Gomes Xavier Bárbara, Alexina do Carmo Cardeal Jordânia, Marcela Penha Perpétuo Brena, Gomes Lopes Laura, Lacerda da Silva Jaqueline, França Furtado da Costa Ricardo, Cutaia Laura, Vaccari Mentore
Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and of Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Catholic University Center of Eastern Minas Gerais (UNILESTE-MG), Av. Presidente Tancredo de Almeida Neves, 35170-056 Coronel Fabriciano, Brazil.
Waste Manag. 2022 Dec;154:49-63. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.09.021. Epub 2022 Oct 6.
The Brazilian National Solid Waste Policy (BNSWP) determines that reverse logistics (RL) of waste batteries is mandatory and adopts the principle of shared responsibility among stakeholders. In this work, we sought to diagnose the current state of the RL chain for batteries in Vale do Aço, Brazil, and identify challenges and potentialities related to its improvement. Data were obtained by means of questionnaires sent to the main stakeholders involved in the batteries RL chain and by consultation of official Brazilian databases. The results showed that the main obstacles to the implementation of the RL of portable batteries in the region are: the lack of information by consumers and retailers regarding the BNSWP and management of waste batteries; the existence of few collection and consolidation points in the region; lack of municipal waste management plans; and lack of sustainability of waste picker organizations. The identified potentialities were: the good receptivity of environmental education actions by the population; the possibility of taking advantage of direct logistics of local retail chains to collect waste; the existence of a special waste management and transportation company in the region; and the existence of waste picker organizations interested in integrating the RL system. Finally, by a SWOT analysis, strategies for the implementation of a more effective RL system were drawn up. This work can serve as a basis for the structuring and implementation of the batteries RL system at the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Aço (MRVA) and can be a reference for other settings.
巴西国家固体废物政策（BNSWP）规定废旧电池的逆向物流（RL）是强制性的，并采用利益相关者共同承担责任的原则。在这项工作中，我们试图诊断巴西阿苏河谷地区电池逆向物流链的现状，并确定与其改进相关的挑战和潜力。数据是通过向参与电池逆向物流链的主要利益相关者发送问卷以及查阅巴西官方数据库获得的。结果表明，该地区便携式电池逆向物流实施的主要障碍包括：消费者和零售商缺乏关于巴西国家固体废物政策及废旧电池管理的信息；该地区收集和整合点较少；缺乏城市废物管理计划；以及拾荒者组织缺乏可持续性。已确定的潜力包括：民众对环境教育行动的良好接受度；利用当地零售链的直接物流收集废物的可能性；该地区存在一家特殊的废物管理和运输公司；以及存在有意融入逆向物流系统的拾荒者组织。最后，通过SWOT分析，制定了实施更有效逆向物流系统的策略。这项工作可为阿苏河谷大都会地区（MRVA）构建和实施电池逆向物流系统提供基础，并可为其他地区提供参考。
