A pattern for the post-consumption industrial wastes management

Abstract

Some of solid domestic wastes may contain toxic chemicals substances, which are present in several materials coming from the post-consumption industrial wastes, for example, the fluorescent lamps, the piles and the batteries. These products contain heavy metals in their composition, which can cause a high degree of toxicity, bioaccumulation, and persistence in the environment, causing environmental apprehension and damage to the human health. Another post-consumption industrial wastes that frequently cause an enormous environmental damage, if inadequately disposed (running water, streams and erosion sites, for example) are the worn out tires. This research had the intention to clarify the final disposal for the above mentioned post-consumption industrial wastes in Rio Claro City, São Paulo State, Brazil. It was employed the reply questionnaires methodology, in previously chosen residences and stores which commercialize the above mentioned products. Considering the final results, a pattern of a correct management, to the products concerned, was achieved.