Logística reversa como mecanismo para redução do impacto ambiental originado pelo lixo informático

Abstract

Reverse logistics is a process of planning, implementation and control of efficiency, and cost effective of the raw material flows, goods in process, ready products and information related to product. From the consumption point to the origin point, with aim to recover the product in an environmentally correct way. In the computer manufacture and marketing sector, reverse logistic systems are increasingly implemented in order to reuse the products after the end of life for decrease costs, maximizing the use of raw materials that directly impact on the reduction of computer waste. This article seeks to identify how the process of reverse logistic of computer products is applied by a wholesaler. A case study identified that the company uses a reverse logistic system to defect products which are revalued by remanufacture, reuse and sale of products or parts in secondary markets. Moreover, there is no separation for recycling and use of primary materials and the parts that could be recycled goes directly to a landfill.