PROPOSITION OF VOLUNTARY DELIVERY POINTS (VDPs) FOR WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OF NON-PERMANENT GOODS: ANALYSIS, LOCATION AND COLLECTOR MODEL

Abstract

The expressive increase in the generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) across the planet is intrinsically related to technological advances and the demands of the consumer market. These factors are considered the main contributors to the obsolescence of Electrical and Electronic Equipment. In this perspective, this study aimed to contribute to the management of solid waste at the Universidade Federal da Paraíba - Campus I, focusing on WEEE of non-permanent goods, through the analysis, location of voluntary delivery points (VDPs) and proposition of a collector model for implantation. To this end, through an observational check-list of non-permanent assets WEEE applied in 2018. Thus, information was obtained regarding the management of non-permanent assets WEEE that allowed the analysis to be carried out. In addition, three location maps have been prepared, two of which are for the location of the points of voluntary delivery and one for the location of the sorting / recovery units. It was found that there is a lack of knowledge on the part of the management units in relation to the responsibility for the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment of non-permanent goods, consequently, there is no control and proper disposal of this waste, with the need to create strategies and use reverse logistics as management tool.