Systematic review of the collective management of industrial solid waste with composting unit associated with tobacco processing

ABSTRACT

Collective management of industrial solid waste (ISW) is an alternative that aims to reduce costs and centralize compliance with legal requirements. To unite efforts in the management of ISW, industrial conglomerates have been installed in districts where they develop their activities and manage their waste collectively, in a kind of symbiosis that brings environmental and economic benefits. This article aimed to carry out a systematic review on some Brazilian industrial clusters and the collective management of their waste, using as a case study an Industrial Waste Center located in southern Brazil. Publications and reference authors were searched using two combinations of key expressions: “Life Cycle Assessment + Industrial Symbiosis” and “Waste Management + Tobacco Industry”. The first theme was more current, with a greater number of publications from the European continent. The latter is more constant, without major variations in the number of publications, highlighting the United States as the origin of the reference authors. Conclusions point to a trend toward expansion of studies on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and the consolidation of the concept of industrial symbiosis. Regarding the management of waste from the tobacco industry, the approach focuses on the harmful effects of cigarettes on health and the problem of post-consumption waste (butts).

Keywords:
systematic review; waste management; life cycle assessment; industrial symbiosis; tobacco industry